New Asia College has long been recognized as the leader in the study of Confucianism in the 20th Century. Influence of our College founders, Ch'ien Mu, Tang chun-i, Mou Tsungsan and Xu Fuguan, has spread beyond the Chinese academia to the world. As renowned scholars in Confucianism, they have expressed great concern on the development of contemporary Chinese society as well as the relation of China to the rest of the world.

Confucianism has been the core value of Chinese society and one of the most significant influences in eastern cultures for centuries. Confucianism has faced challenges during different time periods in history, especially in contemporary China. With the rapid growth in economy and abundance of resources, there has been a growing interest in understanding our traditional culture for the purpose of personal cultivation. In response to this demand, the New Asia College, with the generous support from Moonchu Foundation, has established the “New Asia Lectures on Confucianism” in 2013.

The New Asia Lectures on Confucianism 2017 will be  held in mid-October 2017. It is our honor to have invited Prof. Chen Lai as our speaker. Professor Chen is the Dean of Academy of Chinese Learning and the professor of philosophy department at Tsinghua University.

Professor and Lee Chair in Chinese Thought and Culture, Department of Philosophy and Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto

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Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Philosophy Department, East China Normal University

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Chair Professor of the Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Tsing Hua University

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