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Faces of Confucius Lecture Series

A series of six public talks by internationally renowned Sinologists from universities in the USA, Europe and Asia.

The speakers will discuss central aspects of the diversity of Confucianism.

Confucianism in China today - change of date and venue

Confucianism in China today will now be held on Thursday 10 July at the Confucius Institute for Scotland.

The papers from this lecture series will be published.

These events are presented by the the University's Confucius Institute for Scotland.

Venues

The first five talks will take place in the Raeburn Room, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL.

The sixth and final talk will take place in the Confucius Institute for Scotland, Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh.

Event details

Lecture 1: Confucius Envy: The burden of the Chinese commentator to shape the sageMonday 14 April 2008, 6pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Prof Rudolph G Wagner, Heidelberg University. Online booking for this event has now closed.

Lecture 2: Cultic ConfuciusMonday 21 April 2008, 6pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Prof Thomas A Wilson, Hamilton College. Online booking for this event has now closed.

Lecture 3: The Religious Dimensions of ConfucianismMonday 19 May 2008, 6pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Prof John Berthrong, Boston University. Online booking for this event has now closed.

Lecture 4: Lives of Confucius: The Analects vs the Historical Records' AccountsTuesday 3 June 2008, 6pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Prof Michael Nylan, Berkeley University. Online booking for this event has now closed.

Lecture 5: Confucius the Enlightened PhilosopherMonday 9 June 2008, 6pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Prof Joachim Gentz, University of Edinburgh Online booking for this event has now closed.

New date and venue confirmed

Lecture 6: Confucianism in China todayThursday 10 July 2008, 5.30pm - 7pmConfucius Institute for Scotland, Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 5HP.

Speaker: Prof Wang Hui, Tsinghua University. Online booking for this event has now closed.

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Speaker biographies

Biographies of all speakers are available on the Confucius Institute website.

Speaker biographies

Contact details

For more information on this event, including any accessibility enquiries, please contact Ms Mingjie Johnson.

Ms Mingjie Johnson

Work: +44 (0)131 662 2180

Email: mingjie.johnson@ed.ac.uk

The Confucius Institute for Scotland

The Confucius Institute for Scotland is a national centre to promote economic, educational and cultural ties between Scotland and China.

The Institute organises events in culture, politics and business and also offers tailor-made courses.

The Confucius Institute for Scotland

This article was published on Nov 7, 2008