16th Oct—18th Dec 2025
We are pleased to announce the online course “Worldmodels & Ontologies: Visions of Reality in Chinese Thought”, running from Thursday, 16 October to Thursday, 18 December 2025. This seminar is designed in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Zurich, the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and National Chengchi University (NCCU).
The course will be held weekly on Thursdays from 8:00–10:00 CET, with two block seminars on Saturdays: 29 November and 13 December (10:00–12:00 and 12:00–14:00 CET).
Please note that the course schedule is given in Central European Time (CET). There will be a transition from summer time (CEST) to winter time (CET) on 26 October (after the first two sessions of the course), which may affect the time difference between your local zone and the session time—please plan accordingly.
This advanced seminar brings together a cohort of leading international specialists in Chinese philosophy and intellectual history. Sessions cover a wide range of materials—from excavated manuscripts, classical philosophical texts, and mathematical treatises to texts from the Buddhist, Xuanxue, and Neo-Confucian traditions—with contributions by a distinguished group of scholars. A detailed schedule with session topics and lecturers is available in the attached programme.
Designed primarily for Master’s and more advanced students, the course is open to all interested participants with basic or advanced knowledge of Classical Chinese and an engagement with Chinese or comparative thought. It offers a unique forum for interdisciplinary dialogue across philology, philosophy, and hermeneutics.
To attend, please register via this simple form:
https://www.aoi.uzh.ch/en/institut/events/registration.html
After registration, you will receive the Zoom link directly.
The full course description and provisional programme are attached. Course materials (primary and secondary readings) will be distributed during the first session and can also be requested via email: polina.lukicheva@aoi.uzh.ch .
Please note that the schedule remains subject to minor adjustments; any updates will be communicated promptly. For inquiries, contact Dr. Polina Lukicheva: polina.lukicheva@aoi.uzh.ch
We warmly invite scholars, students, and practitioners to join this collaborative exploration of how different textual traditions in China have structured their visions of reality.
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