BNU Philosophy Summer School 2017

The BNU Philosophy Summer School 2017 from July 9^th to 23^rd is themed “A Journey into Chinese Thought and Modern Civilization”. The program was financially supported by the Young Leaders Fellowship Subprogram of Confucius China Studies Program of Confucius Institute Headquarters and Beijing Normal University. The 2017 summer program enrolled 36 overseas participants from 31 universities of 14 countries, including Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Switzerland, UK, USA, etc., and 8 Chinese students who were keen on Chinese culture and issues.

The two-week summer school invited renowned scholars from 6 universities of 5 countries to share their insights with the participants. The summer school has organized diversified activities, such as academic lectures, group discussion, trips to places of interests, to enable the participants to compare Chinese traditions with the West from different perspectives. Through those activities, the philosophic essence of traditional Chinese culture and the current situation of Chinese culture has been fully presented.

Participants’ Home Universities
Europe	America	Asia&Oceania
King's College of London (UK)	University of Notre Dame (US)	Beijing Normal University (CHN)
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (IT)	University of Toronto (CA)	Nanyang Technology University (SG)
University of Macerata (IT)	Tufts University (US)	Korea University (KSA)
Aalborg University (DE)	University of Alberta (CA)	National University of Singapore (SG)
Free University of Berlin (GER)	Harvard University (US)	Huadong Normal University (CHN)
Humboldt University, Berlin (CH)	University of Oklahoma (US)	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
Sofia University (BUL)	Emory University (US)	Shanxi University (CHN)
Jagiellonian University (PT)	University of Hawaii, Manoa (US)	Renmin University of China (CHN)
University of Veliko Tarnovo (BUL)	University of Colorado, Boulder (US)
	Yale University (US)

Lectures& Dynamic Activities

July 9^thSunday
9:00-22:00	Registration 报到
July 10^thMonday					Speaker
8:30-9:30			Opening Ceremony & Group Photo 开幕式与合影
9:45-12:15			Daoism and Ecology 道家与生态学		Chen Xia
13:30-16:00			Traditions of Reading the Daodejing 《道德经》的阅读传统		Thomas Michael
16:15-17:30			Campus Tour 校园参访
July 11^thTuesday
9:00-11:30			Cultural Experience (1-1): A visit to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 文化体验：参访北京中医药大学
14:00-16:30			Zhuangzi on Freedom and the Self 《庄子》中的自由和自我		Li Jinglin
18:30-20:00			Cultural Experience (1-2): Daoism and Chinese Medicine 文化体验：道家和中医		Li Yafei
July 12^thWednesday
9:00-11:30			Methodology and Value: The Interpretations of “Ziran” in Modern China 方法论和价值论：“自然”在现代中国的翻译		Jiang Limei
14:00-16:30			The Mysterious Nature of the Early Daoist Sage 早期道家圣人的神秘性		Thomas Michael
July 13^thThursday
9:00-11:30			The Natural Philosophy of Daodejing 《道德经》的自然哲学		Zhang Weiwen
14:00-16:30			How to Fight Demons: Sacrifice, Exorcisms, and Protective Talismans 如何斗鬼：祭祀、驱邪和护身符		Mark Csikszentmihalyi
17:00-19:00			Cultural Experience (2): Making Chinese Dumplings 文化体验（2）：包饺子
July 14^thFriday
9:00-11:30			The European Reception of Daoism and the Category of “Religion” 道家在欧洲的接受和“宗教”的范畴		Mark Csikszentmihalyi
14:00-16:30			Free Time 自由活动
July 15^thSaturday
8:30-11:00		A Visit to Baiyun Guan 参访白云观
11:30-15:00		Hutong Tour (Wudaoying) 胡同参访（五道营）
15:00-18:00		A Visit to The Imperial College 参访国子监
July 16^thSunday
8:30-14:00		A Visit to the Forbidden City 参访紫禁城
14:00-18:00		Free Time 自由活动
July 17^thMonday
9:00-11:30		Body and Mind in the Zhuangzi 庄子的身与心		Livia Kohn
14:00-16:30		Facing Death: The Existential Philosophy of Zhuangzi 面对死亡：庄子的存在哲学		Dennis Schilling
July 18^th Tuesday
9:00-11:30		Forms of Daoist Meditation 道家冥想的形式		Livia Kohn
14:00-16:30		A Visit to the Confucius Institute Headquarters 参访孔子学院总部
18:30-20:00		Cultural Experience (3): Learning Chinese Calligraphy 文化体验（3）：学习中国书法
July 19^thWednesday
9:00-11:30		The Organization of Life in Ancient China 中国古代的生活组织		Dennis Schilling
14:00-16:30		Daoist Twofold Mystery Philosophy 道家的重玄哲学		Friederike Assandri
July 20^th Thursday
9:00-11:30		All Embracing: A Laozian Version of Toleration 拥抱万有：老子的宽容		Liu Xiaogan
14:00-16:30		On Practice: The Issue of Unity in Early Daoism 关于实践：早期道家的统一问题		Qiang Yu
18:00-20:00		Optional Discussion in a Café 咖啡馆开放讨论
July 21^stFriday
9:00-11:30		Buddhist Concepts in Daoist Scriptures 道家经典文本中的佛教观念		Friederike Assandri
14:00-16:30		Presentations by Representative Participants & Closing Ceremony 学员代表展示和闭幕式
July 22^nd Saturday
08:00-14:00		A Visit to The Great Wall 参观长城
July 23^rd Sunday
9:00-12:00		A Visit to 798 Art District and the Bird’s Nest 参观798艺术区和鸟巢
13:00-18:00		Free Time 自由活动
July 24^thMonday
8:00-22:00		Departure 离开