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URL:https://www.harvard-yenching.org/events/the-interpretations-of-heaven-
 encounter-conflict-and-accommodation-between-chinese-literati-and-european
 -jesuits-in-late-ming-china/
SUMMARY:The Interpretations of “Heaven”: Encounter\, Conflict and Accom
 modation between Chinese Literati and European Jesuits in late Ming China
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored with the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\n\nHe
 ld via Zoom - registration required: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regis
 ter/tJ0pd-igrjsiEtROdEMtcTAS9JcFSgpbCzWI\n\nLate Ming and Early Qing was a
  period during which China underwent a transformation both on intellectual
  thoughts and society life\, influenced with Western natural science (more
  precisely\, natural philosophy) and Catholicism transmitted by European J
 esuits. In the course of cultural exchange\, the interpretations of "heave
 n" were manifested in different intellectual levels\, including philosophy
 \, theology and astronomical calendar.\n\nThis talk focuses on Xu Guangqi 
 and Fang Yizhi\, two representative figures of cultural exchange but with 
 different attitudes towards western learning in late Ming China\, and pres
 ents how they confronted the conflict and competition in discourse between
  Neo-Confucianism and Western learning\, how both sides tried to find an a
 ccommodation. The presentation particularly introduces image-numerology in
  study on The Book of Change which became an important medium of integrati
 on between Confucianism and western natural philosophy\, and shows traditi
 onal Chinese science has its thought resources in philosophy. If this is t
 he case\, beyond the usual perspectives of responding to the “Needham Pr
 oblem” from history of science and intellectual history\, the philosophi
 cal perspective on this issue actually reflects the complexity of universa
 lity and diversity in science as well as in culture.
CATEGORIES:Visiting Scholar Talks
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