The 24th World Congress of Philosophy

Title:The XXIV World Congress of Philosophy (WCP2018)

Date:

August 13 (Monday) - August 20 (Monday) 2018

Venue:

Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China

Official Language:

English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese

Congress Website:

wcp2018.pku.edu.cn

Program:Plenary Sessions, Symposia, Endowed Lectures, 99 Sections forContributed Papers, Round Tables, Invited Sessions, Society Sessions,Student Sessions and Poster Sessions

Organizers:

C onfucius

International Federation of Philosophical Societies
Peking University

Host:

Chinese Organizing Committee of WCP 2018

Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline

February 1, 2018

Proposal Submission Deadline

February 1, 2018

Early Registration

October 1, 2017

On-line Registration Closing

June 30, 2018

On-line Hotel Reservation Closing

August 6, 2018

Tour Reservation Closing

June 30, 2018

* Papers and proposals may be accepted after that date at the discretion of the organizing committee.

L ao T ze

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

M encius

C huang T ze

CONTENTS

W ang B i

C hu H si
02

H ui - neng04

Invitation

10

Organization

17

Program at a Glance

18

Program of the Congress

28

Official Opening Ceremony

28

Social and Cultural Events

28

Call for Papers

30

Call for Proposals

31

Registration

32

Way of Payment

32

Transportation

33

Accommodation

34

Tours Proposals

39

General Information

W ang Y ang - ming
03

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Invitation

WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF FISP
Chinese philosophy represents a long, continuous tradition that has absorbed many elementsfrom other cultures, including India. China has been in contact with the scientific traditionsof Europe at least since the time of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), who resided at theImperial court in Beijing. Indeed, Ricci is buried in Beijing. International interest in classicalChinese philosophy, already evident in Leibniz, is growing at an extraordinary rate. There
are, for instance, more than 150 translations in the English language of the Dao De Jing (TaoTe Ching). We have much to learn about philosophy in China.

DERMOT MORANPRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETIESPeking University, founded in 1898 as the Imperial University, the successor to the imperial
academy, has a rich philosophical heritage, with the oldest philosophy department in
China. Indeed, it was home to the great Chinese scholar Feng Yulan（ 冯 友 兰 ）, whose A
Short History of Chinese Philosophy (1948) is still a reliable guide for students of Chinese
thought. The author and philosopher Hu Shih ( 胡As President of FISP, and thereby as President of this Congress, it is my great honour

适，1891-1962), a student of John

Dewey at Columbia University, even became President of Peking University, and also wrote

and privilege to invite you to participate in the 24 World Congress of Philosophy, toan important history of Chinese philosophy. Over the years, Western philosophers frombe held, from August 13-20, 2018, on the campus of Peking University, with its beautiful

Bertrand Russell (in 1920), John Dewey, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir (in 1955),

lakeside walks around Weiming Lake, a former imperial garden.

have all visited Peking University. Indeed, reputedly, Bertrand Russell gave his first lectureth

I am very pleased that the 24th World Congress is being hosted by China. China has an

in Peking University to an audience of 1500 people. Paul Ricoeur visited in 1999; Jürgen
Habermas in April 2001; Jacques Derrida in September 2001; Richard Rorty in 2004; andimpressively long history of philosophy and the cultivation of wisdom more generally and has

Saul Kripke in 2012, to name but a few of the many Western scholars who have taught inmade an enduring contribution to world heritage. One can think immediately of Confucius（孔China. It is my fervent hope that after this Congress, there will be renewed international子）, Mencius（孟子）, Lao Tze（老子）, Chuang Tze（庄子）, Mo Tzu（墨子 ), Chu Hsi（朱熹）,interest in Chinese philosophy, and philosophers of East and West will look at world

and Wang Yang-ming（王阳明）. Confucius (c. 551B.C.E.- c. 479B.C.E.) was, more or less, a

problems enriched by new perspectives and approaches.

contemporary of the early Greek sage Heraclitus (c. 535B.C.E. - 475B.C.E.), but much more of04

Confucius’ sayings are preserved in the Analects, compiled after his death, in contrast to thePhilosophy, wherever it is practiced, is inextricably bound up with local language, culture,

rather limited fragments of Heraclitus that are available. Indeed, because of his importantand tradition. But philosophy also seeks always to interrogate its conditions and transcendcontributions to moral and political philosophy, Confucius is most often compared with theits local limitations in bold and creative ways in search of enduring, universal truth. Since

later figure of Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.).

the beginning of the twentieth century, international philosophy congresses have added an

05

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Invitation

important new dimension to the practice of philosophy. The first International Congress of

threats that challenge us, citizens of the world, in our quest to realize our common humanity.

Philosophy took place in Paris in 1900. Bertrand Russell reported that it changed his life

Learning to be human!

because he met the Italian logician Giuseppe Peano. In attendance in Paris were the great
scholars of the day, including Henri Bergson, Paul Natorp, Henri Poincaré, Georg Simmeland Hans Vaihinger, among many others. Subsequent congresses have been equally groundbreaking. The 1908 conference in Heidelberg was presided over by Emile Boutroux, andincluded plenary sessions by Josiah Royce, Wilhelm Windelband and Benedetto Croce.
Although he could not attend, Edmund Husserl wrote an address that was read out at the1934 Congress in Prague. Subsequent congresses have been held in the great cities of theworld, including Amsterdam (1948), Brussels (1953), Venice (1958), Mexico (1963), Vienna

This Congress also celebrates important anniversaries. It is the bicentenary of the birthof Karl Marx (1818-1883) with a special commemorative lecture on Marx by FISP Past
President, William McBride. It is also the 120th anniversary of the founding of Peking
University. It is the 75th Anniversary of FISP, for which FISP Honorary President Evandro
Agazzi has prepared a wonderful exhibition. This Congress also marks the inaugural Wang
Yang-ming Lecture and the Simone de Beauvoir Lecture, two new additions to the endowed
lectures hosted during the Congress.

(1968), Montreal (1983), Brighton (1988), Moscow (1993), Boston (1998), Istanbul (2003),

It is important to record with gratitude that the bold initiative to host the congress inSeoul (2008), Athens (2013), and now Beijing. Plenary speakers at the Athens Congress

Beijing—and indeed the theme of the Congress itself “Learning to be Human” --came initiallyin 2013 included Susan Haack, John McDowell, Keiichi Noe, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, andfrom the renowned Chinese Confucian scholar Professor Tu Weiming, of Peking University,

Abdussalam Guseinov, to name but a few. This Congress promises to be even more international.

a member of the Steering Committee of FISP. This invitation was enthusiastically embraced

The 24th World Congress of Philosophy in Beijing offers by far the largest, richest, andmost diverse philosophy program that has ever been offered at any World Congress. The
program reflects a genuine attempt to move beyond narrowly Western ways of approaching
philosophy in terms of its traditional (largely Greek) categories. The program has been
carefully designed to include recognition of East and West, North and South. Philosophy
in all its forms is included --not just philosophy as traditionally understood in the great
systems of Greek, Indian, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Chinese thought-- but also Marxist
philosophy, environmental philosophy, philosophy of indigenous cultures, philosophy ofby the FISP General Assembly in Athens in 2013. We are grateful to Professor Wang Bo,
Chair of the Department of Philosophy of Peking University, and all his colleagues there.
I want to record my special thanks to Prof. Hao Ping (President of the University Council,
Peking University), Prof. Lin Jianhua (President, Peking University) and Prof. Li Yansong(former Vice-president, Peking University) for their personal commitment to making thisCongress a reality. I also want to thank warmly the Chinese philosophical community,
who are strongly supportive of this Congress and, indeed, everyone involved in theorganisation of this conference.

cosmopolitanism, philosophy at the margins. There is a symposium that discusses not justThis World Congress represents a real step forward in intercultural understanding. But itlove (caritas) but humanity (ren), the ‘heart’, Ubuntu. I am very happy to see that so manyis also a chance for philosophers from all over the world simply to walk and talk and listen

distinguished international scholars and philosophers have agreed to participate in the 5

to one another. I invite you to walk around the campus of this distinguished university,

plenary sessions, 10 symposia, and 5 endowed lectures, in invited sessions, member society

listen to the lectures, participate in the debates, enjoy the cultural activities, and sharesessions, round tables, 99 sessions of sections based on individual submissions, and, notyour experiences with others. This is true symphilosophein, philosophising together.

least, in the student sessions. This Congress will reflect critically on the role of philosophy

Welcome to Beijing!

in relation to world culture, to globalization, to the various existential and environmental

06

07

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Invitation

WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENTS OF COC

Mencius, Chuang Tze, Chu Hsi, Wang Yang-ming and other Chinese philosophers are being
made familiar to more and more people. In ancient times, Buddhism was introduced to makea far-reaching impact on Chinese philosophy, religion and social development. In modern
times, western ideas are continuously imported and spread to effect considerable changes on
Chinese social and value order.
In the past decades, China has become more and more closely connected to the world dueto the fast development and continuous progress of economy and society in the country. In
the new era, a renewed philosophy is demanded to make better sense of the relation between
China and the world. In the meanwhile, the community of mankind where we live together
is undergoing all kinds of changes. Such changes likewise call for a globalized philosophy
which is capable of communicating multiple cultural and social contexts and responding
to the future.

HAO, PING

LIN, JIANHUAPRESIDENT OF THE
CHINESE ORGANIZING COMMITTEEPRESIDENT OF THE
CHINESE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

F

08“Learning to be Human” is the theme of the 24th World Congress of Philosophy. We believethat philosophers can identify different dimensions of thinking about humans in responseto this theme. Nowadays, the advance of modern science and technology not merely
improves human life but also causes unprecedented challenges and crises. Conflicts between

ounded in 1898, Peking University marks the beginning of modern higher education in

civilizations and between nations, tensions between individual and community and between

China. On behalf of the Chinese Organizing Committee, we, as the presidents of PKU, thedifferent individuals as well as disquiet in each of us are all in need of philosophical wisdom.

host institute for 24th World Congress of Philosophy, warmly welcome you, philosophers and

It is simply impossible to find out any ready-made solutions. However rational reflection

lovers of philosophy from all over the world. We invite you to one of the most memorable

and dialogue may help to create a better world and to gain an individual life more

and significant cultural events for the love and pursuit of knowledge in PKU from August

adapted to our times.

13 - 20, 2018.

We are extremely grateful to the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie (FISP)In 1912, PKU founded the first philosophy department in China. At this very early phase,for the trust and decision to select Peking University as the host institute of the congress. We

our predecessors decided to learn broadly from Western, Indian and Chinese philosophicalespecially thanks President of FISP, Dermot Moran, the General Secretary, Luca Scarantino,

traditions. From the very outset, philosophizing in China is comprehensive and open

the President of the International Program Committee, Riccardo Pozzo, all the members

toward the world, while at the same time deeply rooted in its own heritage. Modern Chinese

involved in the International Program Committee, all the members working hard in thephilosophers are committed to the construction of contemporary civilization throughInternational Executive Committee as well as all the members in the Steering Committee ofcommunication with other cultures and appropriation of all their outstanding thoughts. One

FISP. They have been working closely with PKU to prepare the expected congress for the lastof the most ancient Chinese sayings states: “Even an established nation like Zhou still regards

four years. Lastly, but not least, we own our heartfelt gratitude to our colleagues in Chinese

self-renewal as its mission”.

philosophical community who are all committed to the success of the congress as their

Like the rest of the world, China equally maintains a long philosophical tradition. Lao

common enterprise.

Tze, Confucius, and many others reflect on fundamental issues concerning world, society

Once again, we welcome you to the beautiful campus of Peking University in the summer ofand human life. They come to be preeminent sources that influence and contribute to2018. We invite you into thoughtful dialogues concerning “Self”, “Community”, “Nature”,

shape human civilization. In ancient China, philosophers were respected as sages due to“Spirituality” and “Tradition” in the auditoriums, in the lecture halls, by the Weiming

their knowledge, virtue and wisdom. Philosophical cultivation was considered as the most

Lake and at the foot of Boya Pagoda. The congress will certainly enhance the reciprocal

fundamental ground of human education because it “sets one’s heart upon the Way”. Ancientunderstanding between China and the world in the intellectual domain. We are hoped to shed

Chinese philosophy not only influenced East Asia but also captured the attention of European

philosophical lights upon human communal life with a consensus in differences and plurality

intellects. Along with the development of Chinese bonds to the world, Lao Tze, Confucius,and a progress through discussion and dialogue.

09

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Organization

COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF FISPBUREAU

Organization

CHINESE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (Academic Sector)
Presidents：

President:

Dermot Moran (Dublin).

Vice Presidents:

Tanella Boni (Abidjan), Ken-ichi Sasaki (Tokyo),
Lourdes Velázquez (Mexico).

Secretary General: Luca M. Scarantino (Milan).

Hao, Ping (Peking University)
Lin, Jianhua (Peking University)

Executive President： Wang, Bo (Peking University)
Honorary Committee：Chen, Cunfu (Zhejiang University)

Treasurer:

Gerhard Seel (Neuchâtel).

Chen, Guying (Peking University)

Past President:

William McBride (West Lafayette).

Chen, Qiwei (Peking University)

MEMBERS

Gholamreza Aavani (Teheran), Günter Abel (Berlin), Joseph C.A.

Chen, Xianda (Renmin University of China)
Chen, Yanqing (Nankai University)

Agbakoba (Nsukka), Anat Biletzki (New Haven), Tomás Calvo-

Chen, Zhishang (Peking University)

Martínez (Madrid), Oswaldo Chateaubriand (Rio de Janeiro), Betül

Fang, Keli (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Çotuksöken (Istanbul), Marcelo Dascal (Tel Aviv), Didier DeleuleHan, Shuying (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)(Paris), Sulaymane B. Diagne (New York), Enrique Dussel (Mexico),

He, Zhaowu (Tsinghua University)

Thalia Fung Riveron (La Havane), Noriko Hashimoto (Tokyo),Hong, Handing (Beijing Academy of Social Sciences)

Ivan Kaltchev (Sofia), Wolfgang Kaltenbacher (Naples), Vassilis

Li, Jinquan (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Karasmanis (Athens), Mislav Kukoč (Split), Ernest Lepore (New
Brunswick), Wenchao Li (Hannover), César Lorenzano (Buenos
Aires), Pham Van Duc (Hanoi), Riccardo Pozzo (Rome), Mogobe B.
Ramose (Pretoria), Jacob Dahl Rendtorff (Roskilde), Suwanna SathaAnand (Bangkok), David Schrader (Newark), Marietta Stepaniants

Li, Zehou (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Liang, Zhixue (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Liu, Fangtong (Fufan University)
Liu, Gangji (Wuhan University)
Lou, Yulie (Peking University)
Meng, Peiyuan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)(Moscou), William Sweet (Fredericton), Sigridur ThorgeirsdottirMou, Zhongjian (Minzu University of China)(Reykjavik), Tu, Weiming (Beijing), Gabriel Vargas Lozano (Mexico),

Qiu, Renzong (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Stelios Virvidakis (Athènes), Xie, Dikun (Beijing).

Ru, Xin (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

HONORARY PRESIDENTS

Song, Wenjian (Peking University)
Sun, Xiaoli (Peking University)

Evandro Agazzi (Genoa), Francisco Miró Quesada (Lima), IoannaTang, Kailin (Hunan Normal University)

Kuçuradi (Istanbul), Peter Kemp (Copenhagen).

Tang, Yi (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Tao, Delin (Wuhan University)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Wang, Shuren (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Wang, Weiguang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Chair：

Prof. Riccardo Pozzo (Rome)Wu, Yungui (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Members：

Prof. Jiang, Yi (Beijing)
Prof. Heisook Kim (Seoul)Prof. Ernest Lepore (New Brunswick)Prof. Mogobe Ramose (Gauteng)
Prof. Marietta Stepanyants (Moscow)
Prof. Sun, Xiangchen (Shanghai)Prof. Tu, Weiming (Beijing)
Prof. Stelios Virvidakis (Athens)
Prof. Xie, Dikun (Beijing)
Prof. Wang, Bo (Beijing)
Prof. Dermot Moran (Dublin), ex officio
Prof. Luca M. Scarantino (Milan), ex officio

Xia, Jisong (Zhejiang University)
Xing, Bensi (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Xu, Kangsheng (Peking University)
Xue, Hua (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Yan, Guozhong (Peking University)
Yang, Chungui (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Yang, Xin (Peking University)
Yao, Jiehou (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Ye, Lang (Peking University)
Yu, Dunkang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Yuan, Guiren (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

10

Zhang, Kuiliang (Heilongjiang University)
Zhang, Liwen (Renmin University of China)

Chair：

Prof. Luca M. Scarantino (Milan)

Zhang, Shiying (Peking University)

Members：

Prof. Dermot Moran (Dublin)
Prof. Riccardo Pozzo (Rome)
Prof. Xie, Dikun (Beijing)
Prof. Wang, Bo (Beijing)Zhao, Guangwu (Peking University)
Zhao, Jiaxiang (Peking University)
Zhu, Desheng (Peking University)

11The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Organization

Advisory Academic Committee
Chair：

Tu, Weiming

Members： Cai, Fanglu (Sichuan Normal University)
Chen, Fan (Northeastern University)
Chen, Lai (Tsinghua University)
Chen, Lisheng (Sun Yat-Sen University)
Chen, Shaoming (Sun Yat-Sen University)
Chen, Xiaowen (The Commercial Press)
Cheng, Chung-ying (University of Hawaii)Deng, Xiaomang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Ding, Liqun (Heilongjiang University)
Fan, Heping (Southeast University)
Feng, Dawen (Sun Yat-Sen University)
Feng, Jun (Party History Research Center of the C. P. C. Central Committee)
Feng Ziyi (Peking University)
Fu, Youde (Shandong University)
Gai, Jianmin (Sichuan University)
Gao, Jianping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Guan, Ziyin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Guo, Guichun (Shanxi University)
Guo, Qiyong (Wuhan University)
Guo, Zhan (Renmin University of China)Han, Qingxiang (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Han, Qiuhong (Northeast Normal University)Han, Shuifa (Peking University)Han, Zhen (Beijing Foreign Language University)
He, Huaihong (Peking University)
He, Huaiyuan (National Defence University PLA China)
He, Xiangdong (Southwest University)
Hou, Cai (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Hou, Huiqin (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Huang, Huaxin (Zhejiang University)
Huang, Minhao (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Huang, Yong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Jiang, Chang (Hubei University)
Jiang, Yi (Beijing Normal University)
Jing, Haifeng (Shenzhen University)
Ju, Shier (Sun Yat-Sen University)
Lai, Yonghai (Nanjing University)
Li, Chenyang (Nanyang Technological University)
Li, Cunshan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Li, Deshun (China University of Political Science and Law)
Li, Jianhua (Central South University)
Li, Jinglin (Beijing Normal University)
Li, Jingyuan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Li, Minghui (Academia Sinica)
Li, Silong (Peking University)

12

Organization

Li, Wentang (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Li, Xianzhong (Taiwan University)
Li, Xiaobing (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Li, Youxin (Xiang Tan University)
Liao, Shenbai (Beijing Normal University)
Liu, Dachun (Renmin University of China)
Liu, Dajun (Shandong University)
Liu, Jilu (California State University, Fullerton)
Liu, Xiaogan (Beijing Normal University)
Lu, Jierong (Liaoning University)
Lv, Shirong (Henan University)
Mi, Jianguo (Soochow University, Taipei)
Ni, Liangkang (Sun Yat-Sen University)
Ouyang, Kang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Pang, Yuanzheng (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Qiao, Qingju (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)
Ren, Ping (Soochow University)
Roger T. Ames (Peking University)
Shang, Jie (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Shang, Xinjian (Peking University)
Shen, Vincent (University of Toronto)
Shi, Weimin (Tunghai University)
Shi, Minghai (The Buddhist Association of China)Sun, Zhengyu (Jilin University)
Sun, Zhouxing (Tongji University)Tong, Shijun (East China Normal University)
Wan, Junren (Tsinghua University)
Wang, Xinyan (Wuhan University)
Wang, Lu (Tsinghua University)
Wang, Nanshi (Nankai University)
Wang, Qingjie (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Wang, Rongrong (Loyola Marymount University)
Wang, Wei (Tsinghua University)
Wang, Zhongjiang (Peking University)
Wei, Daoru (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Wu, Guosheng (Tsinghua University)
Wu, Xiaoming (Fudan University)
Xie, Dikun (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Xie, Weihe (Tsinghua University)
Xu, Xiangdong (Zhejiang University)
Xu, Xiaoyue (Nanjing University)
Yang, Geng (Beijing Normal University)
Yang, He (Peking University)
Yang, Guorong (East China Normal University)
Yang, Rubin (Tsinghua University, Hsinchu)
You, Huangjie (Fu Jen Catholic University)
You, Bin (Minzu University of China)

13

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy
Yu, Zhenhua (East China Normal University)

Organization

Yuann, Jeu-jenq (Taiwan University)

Organization

Ke, Xiaogang (Tongji University)
Li, Bing (Yunnan University)

Zeng, Fanren (Shandong University)

Li, Chaodong (Northwest Normal University)

Zhang, Fenglei (Renmin University of China)

Li, Guoshan (Nankai University)

Zhang, Huaicheng (Hunan Normal University)

Li, Qingliang (Hunan University)

Zhang, Qingxiong (Fudan University)

Li, Wenliang (Central Literature and History Museum)

Zhang, Rulun (Fudan University)

Liu, Chengyou (Minzu University of China)

Zhang, Xianglong (Shandong University)

Luo, Yuejun (Heilongjiang University)

Zhang, Xiong (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

Ning, Lina (Shanghai University)

Zhang, Xuezhi (Peking University)

Pang, Lisheng (Northeast Normal University)

Zhang, Yibin (Nanjing University)Ren, Jun (Ningxia University)

Zhang, Zhigang (Peking University)

Sun, Xiangchen (Fudan University)

Zhang, Zhilin (Fudan University)

Sun, Xiguo (Peking University)

Zhang, Zhiwei (Renmin University of China)Sun, Yan (Shanxi University)

Zhao, Dunhua (Peking University)

Tang, Zhengdong (Nanjing University)

Zhao, Jianying (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Tao, Lin (Southwest University)

Zhao, Tingyang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Wang, Guotan (Liaoning University)

Zhou, Beihai (Peking University)

Wang, Jue (Southeast University)

Zhou, Cheng (Peking University)

Wang, Xiaoxi (Nanjing Normal University)

Zhu, Hanmin (Hunan University)

Wang, Xinsheng (Nankai University)

Zhu, Jianmin (Huafan University)Wen, Bing (China University of Political science and Law)

Zhu, Liyuan (Fudan University)

Wu, Genyou (Wuhan University)

Zhu, Liangzhi (Peking University)

Wu, Song (Southwest Forestry University)

Zhuo, Xinping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Wu, Xiangdong (Beijing Normal University)

Zou, Chongli (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Xi, Xiping (Nanchang University)
Xiang, Yuqiao (Hunan Normal University)

Consultative Academic Committee
Chair：

Wang, Bo

Members： Chen, Chunwen (Lanzhou University)

14

Xing, Dongmei (Soochow University)
Xu, Doudou (Huaqiao University)
Yan, Geng (Beijing Forestry University)
Yang, Haifeng (Peking University)

Chen, Daixiang (Xiang Tan University )Yang, Hanqing (Southwest Minzu University)

Chen, Jia (Northeastern University)

Yang, Zhucai (Nanchang University)

Chen Jiaming (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Yao, Dazhi (Jilin University)

Chen, Jianhong (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Yao, Xinzhong (Renmin University of China)

Chen, Lixin (East China Normal University)

Yi, Xianfei (Changsha University of Science and Technology)

Chen, Peng (Capital Normal University)

Yin, Xiao (Central China Normal University)

Chen, Zhong (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

Yuan, Zushe (Shaanxi Normal University)

Cui, Weihang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)Zeng, Yi (Sichuan University)

Dai, Maotang (Hubei University)

Zhang, Baoming (Henan University)

Dai, Zhaoguo (Anhui Normal University)

Zhang Nengwei (Anhui University)

Dong, Shangwen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Zhang, Jiwei (Inner Mongolia University)

Feng, Pengzhi (Party School of the Central Committee of C. P. C.)

Zhang, Wei (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Hao, Lixin (Renmin University of China)

Zhang, Xuefu (Zhejiang University)

Hong, Xiaonan (Dalian University of Technology)

Zhang, Zailin (Xi'an Jiaotong University)

Hu, Zehong (South China Normal University)

Zhao, Donghai (Inner Mongolia Normal University)

Huang, Kaifeng (Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences)

Zheng, Zongyi (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Huang, Yusheng (Tsinghua University)

Zhu, Jing (Xiamen University)

Jing, Yu (Northeast Normal University)

Zuo, Gaoshan (Central South University)

15

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Organization

Program at a Glance

SECRETARIAT
Secretary General:

Yang, Haifeng (Peking University)
Hu, Xinlong (Peking University)
Liu, Zhe (Executive) (Peking University)

Vice Secretaries-General:Time

Aug.12(SUN)

Aug.13(MON)

Aug.15(WED)Plenary
Session2

Plenary
Session3

Aug.16(THU)

Aug.17(FRI)

Aug.18(SAT)

Aug.19(SUN)

Aug.20(MON)

Plenary
Session4

Plenary
Session5

Symposium Symposium
68Cheng, Lesong (Peking University)
Li, Lin (Peking University)
Li, Meng (Peking University)

09:00-10:50
Official
Opening
Ceremonyof theCongressMeng, Qingnan (Peking University)
Wang, Yanjing (Peking University)
Wu, Tianyue (Peking University)
Assistants:

Aug.14(TUE)

Li, Zhuoqing (Peking University)

Student
Sessions
1
GeneralAssembly

Student
Symposium Symposium Symposium Symposium
Sessions
4
5
7
92

Symposium Symposium
2
3

11:10-13:00

Lin, Shan (Peking University)
Xie, Boyi (Peking University)
13:00-14:00

14:00-15:50

Registration

Break

Break

Break

Plenary
Session1

Sessions

Sessions

Break

Break

Break

Break

Break

Student
Sessions
3

Sessions

Sessions

Sessions

Symposium
10Student
Sessions
4

Sessions

Sessions

Sessions

EndowedLecture8

GeneralAssembly

16:10-18:00

Symposium
1

16

Sessions

CulturalEvent

18:00-20:00

20:00-22:00

Sessions

EndowedLecture1

EndowedLecture2

Cultural
Event

Cultural Event

EndowedLecture3

EndowedLecture4

EndowedLecture5

EndowedLecture6

Closing
ceremony

EndowedLecture7

17

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Program of
the Congress

Plenary Sessions

Program of
the Congress

Symposia
1.REN, UBUNTU, LOVE, AND THE
HEART

2. MIND, BRAIN, BODY,CONSCIOUSNESS, EMOTIONS

Chair

Chair

Chair

Vladislav Lektorski (Russia)

Abdoulaye Elimane Kane (Senegal)

Pia Søltoft (Denmark)Amita Chatterjee (India)

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

Galen Strawson (USA)

Roger T. Ames (USA)Graham Parkes (Austria)

Shaun Gallagher (USA)Sara Heinämaa (Finland)

Obi Oguejiofor (Nigeria)

Zhang, Xianglong (China)

Jonardon Ganeri (United Arab Emirates)

Ni, Liangkang (China)

Herta Nagl (Austria)

Eleonore Stump (USA)Zhang, Shiying (China)

Theophilis Okere (Nigeria)

Kunitake Ito (Japan)
3. PHILOSOPHY AT THE MARGINS:DOMINATION, FREEDOM, AND
SOLIDARITY

4. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND

Bhuvan Chandel (India)

1. SELF

2. COMMUNITYChair

JUSTICE

3. NATURE

4. SPIRITUALITY

Chair

Chair

Chair

Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou (Greece)

Han, Zhen (China)

Wu, Xiaoming (China)

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

Julian Nida-Ruemelin (Germany)

Guillermo Hurtado (Mexico)

Bénézet Bujo (Congo/Switzerland)Charles-Romain Mbelé (Cameroon)

Chaiwat Satha-Anand (Thailand)

Sebastian Rödl (Germany)

Hans-Julius Schneider (Germany)

Sally J. Scholz (USA)Yao, Xinzhong (China)

Osman Bakar (Malaysia)

Richard Kearney (USA)Chair

Speakers

Sally Haslanger (USA)Yang, Guorong (China)
5. HUMAN, NON-HUMAN,
POST-HUMAN

6. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND
THE ENVIRONMENT

5. TRADITIONS

Chair

Chair

Chair

Feng, Ziyi (China)

Ilkka Niiniluoto (Finland)

Karan Singh (India)

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

Sangkyu Shin (Korea)

Vyacheslav Stiopin (Russia)

Anne Cheng (France)

Lars Fredrik Svendsen (Norway)

J. Baird Callicott (USA)Paulin J Hountondji (Benin)

Karen Barad (USA)Helen Longino (USA)Zhao, Dunhua (China)Peter Kemp (Denmark)Mercedes de la Garza (Mexico)
7. CREATIVITY, SYMBOL, AND
AESTHETIC SENSE

8. REASON, WISDOM, AND THE
GOOD LIFE

Chair

Chair

Gao, Jianping (China)

Nam-In Lee (Korea)

Speakers

Speakers

Karsten Harries (USA)

Arindam Chakrabarti (India)

Bashshar Haydar (Lebanon)

Maurizio Ferraris (Italy)

Jean-Godefroy Bidima (Cameroon)

Pavlos Kalligàs (Greece)

Lydia Goehr (USA)18

9. EXPRESSIBILITY, DIALOGUE,
TRANSLATABILITY

10. DIFFERENCES, DIVERSITY,

Chair

Chair

Barbara Cassin (France)

Vincent Shen (Canada)

Speakers

Speakers

Paul Healy (Australia)

Ram Adhar Mall (India)

Anat Matar (Israel)Tan, Sor-Hoon (Singapore)

Michael Beaney (UK)

Wang, Zhongjiang (China)

COMMONALITY

19

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Program of
the Congress

99 Contributed Papers

13. Confucian philosophy

Chair

ChairsLi, Meng (China)

Chen, Shaoming (China)

1. Aesthetics and philosophies of art

2. African philosophy

ChairsChairsGerhard Seel (Switzerland)

Joseph Agbakoba (Nigeria)

Alfredo Co (Philippines)

Curtis Carter (USA)

Augustin Dibi (Ivory Coast)

Yao, Xinzhong (China)

Riccardo Dottori (Italy)

Wang, Jun (China)

Min Joosik (Korea)

Cheng, Chung-yi (Hong Kong, China)

14. Contemporary philosophy

15. Contemporary philosophies in

Ning, Xiaomeng (China)

3. Africana philosophy

ChairsChina

Zhu, Liangzhi (China)

Chair

Luca M. Scarantino (Italy)

ChairsLeonard Harris (USA)

Xie, Dikun (China)

He, Lai (China)
Huang, Yusheng (China)

4. Ancient Greek philosophy

5. Bioethics

I. Presocratic philosophy

ChairsChairsJacob Dahl Rendtorff (Denmark)16. Cosmopolitanism

17. Daoist philosophy

Tomás Calvo Martínez (Spain)

Lourdes Velázquez (Mexico)

ChairsChairsAndrei Lebedev (Russia)

Boris Yudin (Russia)

Noriko Hashimoto (Japan)

Chen, Xia (China)

Cheng, Wei (China)

Lei, Ruipeng (China)Peter Kemp (Denmark)Vladimir Maliavine (Russia/ChineseTaipei)

Sun, Muyi (China)Cong, Riyun (China)

Hans-Georg Möller (Germany)

II. Classical Greek philosophy
ChairsVassilis Karasmanis (Greece)
Nie, Minli (China)
Noburu Notomi (Japan)
Mauro Tulli (Italy)
III. Hellenistic philosophy
Lin, Lijuan (China)
IV. Neo-Platonic philosophy
ChairsJohn Dillon (Ireland)

6. Buddhist philosophy
ChairsSuwanna Satha-Anand (Thailand)
Eberhard Guhe (Germany/China)Wei, Shan (China)
7. Business ethics
ChairsChen, Shaofeng (China)
Wang, Jue (China)

Zhang, Xuefu (China)
8. Byzantine philosophy

IV. Contemporary Chinese philosophy

ChairsChairsKaterina Ierodiakonu (Greece)

John Makeham (Australia)

Zhang, Baichun (China)

Huang, Yong (Hong Kong, China)
Hu, Jun (China)

9. Chinese philosophy
I. Pre-Qin philosophy
Chairs
Li, Cunshan (China)

Wu, Genyou (China)

Stavroula Tsinorema (Greece)

ChairsZheng, Kai (China)
18. East Asian and South-East Asian
philosophies
Chairs

19. Environmental philosophy
Chair
Yang, Tongjin (China)

Ken-ichi Sasaki (Japan)
Pham Van Duc (Vietnam)
Rainier Ibana (Philippines)
Li, Suping (China)
Zhang, Xuezhi (China)
20. Ethics

21. Ethics in research

ChairsChairsRuben Apresyan (Russia)

Riccardo Pozzo (Italy)

Fan, Heping (China)

Zhang, Liuhua (China)

Takeshi Oba (Japan)
Harun Tepe (Turkey)
Xu, Xiangdong (China)

10. Christian philosophy

22. Existential philosophy

23. Experimental Philosophy

ChairsChair

ChairsOliver Davies (UK)

Zhang, Rulun (China)

Zhu, Jing (China)
Mei, Jianhua (China)

Wang, Bo (China)

He Guanghu (China)

II. Philosophy from Han to Qing

Zhuo, Xinping (China)

24. History of Analytic Philosophy

25. History of philosophy

11. Comparative philosophy

ChairsChairsChairsMichael Beaney (UK)Jean Ferrari (France)

Heisook Kim (Korea)

Robert Howell (USA)Gian Enrico Paganini (Italy)

Nicholas Bunnin (UK)

Jiang, Yi (China)

Julia Siniokaya (Russia)

Takahiro Nakajima (Japan)

Li, Guoshan (China)

Wu, Zengding (China)Meng, Qingnan (China)

Diana Pérez (Argentina)

William Sweet (Canada)

Chair
Cheng, Chung-ying (China/USA)
III. Modern Chinese philosophy
ChairsCarine Defoort (Belgium)Gan, Chunsong (China)

20

Program of
the Congress

12. Conceptual history

21

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Program of
the Congress

26. Humanism and post-humanism

27. Human rights

ChairsChairsSigridur Thorgeirsdóttir (Iceland)

Anat Biletzki (Israel)

Maurizio Ferraris (Italy)

Ioanna Kuçuradi (Turkey)

Shang, Xinjian (China)Gan, Shaoping (China)

Program of
the Congress

40. Moral psychology

41. Ontology

ChairsChairsYuan, Cheng (China)

Song, Jijie (China)

Rossanna Conte (Italy)Peter Simons (Ireland)

Anthony Hatzimoysis (Greece)

Sangkyu Shin (Korea)
42. Phenomenology

43. Philosophical anthropology

28. Indian philosophies

29. Intercultural philosophy

ChairsChairsChairsChairsJulia Jansen (Belgium)

Giuseppe D'Anna (Italy)

Vrinda Dalmiya (India)

Riccardo Pozzo (Italy)

Liu, Zhe (China)

Wolfgang Kaltenbacher (Austria)

Viktoria Lysenko (Russia)

Marietta Stepanyants (Russia)

Vladimir Mironov (Russia)

Zhang, Wei (China)

Zhang, Fenglei (China)

William Sweet (Canada)

Junichi Murata (Japan)

Edward Demenchonok (USA)Yu, Chungchi (Chinese Taipei)

Kwang Sun Joo (Korea)
Yang, Huilin (China)
44. Philosophical counseling and
30. Islamic philosophy

31. Jewish philosophy

ChairsChairsGholamreza A'avani (Iran)Fu, Youde (China)

Tamara Albertini (Switzerland)

Mauro Zonta (Italy)

therapy

45. Philosophical hermeneutics
ChairsChairsJeff Malpas (Australia)

Peter Harteloh (Netherlands)

Igor Anatolyevich Mikhaylov (Russia)

Liu, Xiaoting (China)

Andrei Wiercinski (Poland)Sun, Zhouxing (China)

Andrey Smirnov (Russia)
Yang, Guiping (China)
46. Philosophical issues about race

47. Philosophy and cinema

32. Latin-American philosophy

33. Logic

Chair

ChairsChairsChairsLiu, Chengyou (China)

Ludwig Nagl (Austria)

Lourdes Velázquez (Mexico)

Oswaldo Chauteaubriand (Brazil)

Giovanni Scarafile (Italy)

Huang, Xiang (China)

Wang, Yanjing (China)

Yu, Zhejun (China)

34. Marxist philosophy

35. Medical ethics

ChairsChairs

Ma, Junfeng (China)

Michael Yechiel Barilan (Israel)

Tom Rockmore (USA/China)

Godfrey Tangwa (Cameroon)

Wu, Xiangdong (China)Cong, Yali (China)

48. Philosophy and linguistics

49. Philosophy and literature

ChairsChairsRobert May (USA)

Tanella Boni (Ivory Coast)

Francis Y. Lin (China)

Leonard Harris (USA)Sergey Nickolsky (Russia)
Zhang, Haojun (China)

Wang, Xinsheng (China)Wei, Xiaoping (China)
Yang, Haifeng (China)

50. Philosophy and popular culture

51. Philosophy and oral traditions

ChairsChair
Zeng, Yi (China)

36. Medieval philosophy

37. Metaphilosophy

Maija Kule (Latvia)

ChairsChairsLiu, Yuedi (China)

Riccardo Fedriga (Italy)

Stelios Virvidakis (Greece)

Carlin Romano (USA)Liu, Sumin (China)Han, Donghui (China)

Wu, Tianyue (China)
52. Philosophy and psychoanalysis

53. Philosophy at the margins

39. Mystical traditions in philosophy

ChairsChairsChairsChairsPavel Gurevich (Russia)

Francesco Coniglione (Italy)

Bartholomew Abanuka (Nigeria)

Dermot Moran (Ireland)

Ju, Fei (China)

Xia, Ying (China)Han, Linhe (China)

Gholamreza A'avani (Iran)

38. Metaphysics

Semih Ceyhan (Turkey)

22

23

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Program of
the Congress

54. Philosophy for children

55. Philosophy of action

ChairsChairsPhilip Cam (Australia)

Helen Lauer (Tanzania/USA)

Larisa Retyunskikh (Russia)

Francisco Naishtat (Argentina)

Pan, Xiaohui (Chinese Taipei)

Tang, Refeng (China)
Yu, Zhenhua (China)

Zhao, Dunhua (China)

56. Philosophy of architecture

57. Philosophy of argumentation

ChairsChairsHansmichael Hohenegger (Italy)

Zhao, Tingyang (China)

Zheng, Xin (China)

Maria Baghramian (Ireland)

Program of
the Congress

69. Philosophy of globalization

70. Philosophy of history

ChairsChairsMislav Kukoc (Croatia)

Herta Nagl-Docekal (Austria)

Alexander Chumakov (Russia)

Lino Veljak (Croatia)

Valerio Rocco Lozano (Spain)

Cheng, Guangyun (China)

71. Philosophy of indigenous cultures
Chairs

72. Philosophy of information anddigital culture

Pascah Mungwini (Zimbabwe)

Chairs

Mi, Chien-kuo (Chinese Taipei)

George Leaman (USA)Liu, Gang (China)

58. Philosophy of artificial intelligence
Chairs

59. Philosophy of cognitive
neurosciences

73. Philosophy of language

74. Philosophy of law

Li, Qilin (China)

ChairsJeffrey White (Korea)

ChairsXu, Yingjin (China)

Shaun Gallagher (USA)Wen, Bing (China)

Li, Hengwei (China)

Didier Mineur (France)
Gülriz Uygur (Turkey)

60. Philosophy of communication

61. Philosophy of culture

ChairsChairs

75. Philosophy of liberation

76. Philosophy of logic

Cao, Weidong (China)

Paul-Christian Kiti (Bénin)Chairs

Chair

Mo, Weimin (China)

Gu, Su (China)

Xing, Taotao (China)

Ouyang, Kang (China)

Lutz Alexander Keferstein Caballero

Luciano Floridi (UK)

(Mexico)62. Philosophy of death

63. Philosophy of development

ChairsChairsMogobe B. Ramose (South Africa)

Valentina Fedotova (Russia)

Masaki Ichinose (Japan)

Feng, Ziyi (China)

Fang, Xianghong (China)

Yuann, Jeu-jeng (China)

64. Philosophy of economics

65. Philosophy of education

Chair

ChairsZhang, Xiong (China)

Betül Çotuksöken (Turkey)
Lu, Jierong (China)

77. Philosophy of mathematics

78. Philosophy of mind

ChairsChairsPeter Clark (UK)Liu, Xiaoli (China)

Hao, Zhaokuan (China)

Zdravko Radman (Croatia)

Ye, Feng (China)

Suzanna Schellenberg (USA)79. Philosophy of music

80. Philosophy of nature

Chair

ChairsYang, Yandi (China)

Suzanne Lettow (Germany)
Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou (Greece)
Wu, Guosheng (China)

66. Philosophy of family

68. Philosophy of gender

Chair

Chairs

81. Philosophy of physics

82. Philosophy of religion

Zhu, Gang (China)

Tetsuya Kono (Japan)

ChairsChairsSachiko Murata (Japan)

Michel Bitbol (France)

David Schrader (USA)67. Philosophy of foodTuija Pulkkinen (Finland)Gui, Qiquan (China)

Ivan Kaltchev (Bulgaria)

ChairsHülya Simga (Turkey)

Liu, Chuang (China/USA)

Zhang, Zhigang (China)

Hansmichael Hohenegger (Italy)

Ouyang, Qian (China)

Wan, Xiaolong (China)

Hao, Changchi (China)

Tian, Song (China)

24

25

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Program of
the Congress

83. Philosophy of science

84. Philosophy of sex and love

ChairsChairsEvandro Agazzi (Italy)

Supakwadee Amatayakul (Thailand)

Vasso Kindi (Greece)

Tang, Mingjie (China)

Program of
the Congress

95. Russian philosophy

96. Social philosophy

ChairsChairsEvert van der Zweerde (Netherlands)

William L. McBride (USA)

Boris Pruzinin (Russia)

Zhu, Hongwen (China)

Xu, Fenglin (China)

Yin, Jie (China)
Huang, Huaxin (China)

85. Philosophy of sport

86. Philosophy of technology

97. Sociology of philosophy

ChairsChairsChair

TBA

Chen, Fan (China)

He, Xirong (China)

87. Philosophy of the axial age

88. Philosophy of the body

ChairsChairsTomoko Iwasawa (Japan)

Zhang, Zailin (China)

Franco Montanari (Italy)

Sigridur Thorgeirsdóttir (Iceland)

epistemology
ChairsGuenter Abel (Germany)

Duan, Weiwen (China)
Xia, Baohua (China)

99. Theories of knowledge and

98. Teaching philosophy

Chen Jiaming (China)

ChairsStella Villarmea (Spain)

Werner Busch (Germany)
Juha Savolainen (Finland)
Joseph A. Murphy (USA)Li, Zhongwei (China)

Helmut Wautischer (USA)Jin, Xiping (China)

89. Philosophy of the human andsocial sciences

90. Philosophy of the life sciences

Endowed Lectures

ChairsChair

John Symons (Ireland)

Zhang, Qingxiong (China)

Tian, Haiping (China)
Boris Yudin (Russia)

91. Philosophy of values

92. Political philosophy

ChairsChairsJohn Abbarno (USA)Gabriel Vargas Lozano (Mexico)

Wang, Chengbing (China)

Pavo Barišic (Croatia)

Ibn Roshd Lecture

Kierkegaard Lecture

Turkish Philosophical Society

Speaker: Vincent Delecroix (France)

Speaker: Hans Lenk (Germany)

Maimonides Lecture

Dasan Lecture

FISP

Korean Philosophical Society

Speaker: Ernest Sosa (USA)

Speaker: Keel Hee-sung (Korea)

Wang Yangming Lecture

Simone de Beauvoir Lecture

Chinese Organizing Committee

Fisp Committee on Gender

Chair: Chen, Lai (China)

Speaker: Judith Butler (USA)Jon Mandle (USA)Chen, Jianhong (China)

93. Postmodernism
Chairs26

94. Renaissance and early modern
philosophy

Didier Deleule (France)

ChairsWang, Heng (China)

Wenchao Li (Germany)

Speaker: Tu, Weiming (China)

Marta Fattori (Italy)

Special Public Lecture

Bicentenary Marx Lecture

Emilio Mazza (Italy)

Chinese Organizing Committee

Chair: Zhang, Yibin (China)

Kiyoshi Sakai (Japan)

Chair: Abdusalam Guseinov (Russia)

Speaker: William L. McBride (USA)Zhou, Xiaoliang (China)

Speaker: Jürgen Habermas (Germany)

27

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Official Opening
Ceremony

Social andCultural EventsThe Official Opening Ceremony of the XXIV World

During the course of the proceedings, various social andCongress of Philosophy will take place on the morning of

cultural events will be held in order to provide you with

August 13th, 2018. All registered participants are invited

opportunities to know each other and gain fabulous

to attend the Opening Ceremony of the XXIV World

experiences of Chinese culture.

Congress of Philosophy.

•

Complete the “New User Registration” form with your personal details in English to avoid technical problems.

•

Username & password should be completed by each participant (they won’t be given by the Organizers).

•

User name & password are confidential and each participant should remember her/his own.

•

All fields marked with a star (*) should be completed.

•Upon completion of the form, please press “Submit”.

•

Choose the appropriate topic (from the 99 thematic sections for contributed papers of the XXIV World Congress of
Philosophy) for which your paper is intended.

•

Before uploading your abstract and paper, please make sure that they are written according to the guidelines
described above.

•

Fill in the “Affiliation” field and tick the appropriate box if you are the author who presents the paper.

•

If you have any remarks or requests that should be forwarded to the Organizing Committee, please write your remarks
or request in the appropriate field.

Call For Papers

All persons who want to participate in the XXIV World Congress of Philosophy are welcome
to submit their abstract and paper. Abstract and paper should be intended to one of the 99
Sections for contributed papers, listed in pages 20-27.

•

After completing all the above described steps, press “Submit”

Alternative Ways for abstract and Paper Submission
If you do not want to submit your paper and abstract online, please choose one of the following ways:

Ways of Submission•

There are three ways of submitting the abstract and paper:a. Online submission•

By e-mailIf you want to submit your abstract and paper as attachment to an e-mail message, you are kindly requested to:b. As attachment to an email message and• Complete the Template Paper Alternation Form, which can be download on the website ‘Paper Submission’ tab.

c. The traditional way of sending the documents by post

• Prepare your paper according to the instructions & guidelines, described above.
• Make sure that you have indicated the section for which the contributed paper is intended and the language in

We strongly recommend all participants to use the online abstract and paper submission

which it has been written. Both indications should be prominently displayed.

for their convenience and for reduction of cost.

• Send your new paper and Template Paper Alternation Form fully completed as attachments to an e-mail to the

Abstract & Paper Preparation
While preparing their abstract and paper, authors are kindly requested to follow theguidelines described below:•

All abstracts and papers should be submitted in Windows-based PDF (.pdf)•

All abstracts should be composed of Section name (one of 99 sections mentioned above),following address: secretariat@wcp2018.pku.edu.cn.

By postIf you want to submit your abstract and paper by post, you are kindly requested to:• Complete the Template Paper Alternation Form, which can be downloaded on the website “Paper Submission”
tab.

preferably in 14 point Arial font.
•Title should be written preferably in 14 point Arial font, lower case, single-spaced bold.

•

Author Name and Country Name may preferably be written in 12 point Arial font.

•

Abstract should be approximately 10-20 lines (approximately 200 words, keywords are• Prepare your paper according to the instructions & guidelines, described above.
• Make sure that you have indicated the section for which the contributed paper is intended and the language inwhich it has been written. Both indications should be prominently displayed.
• Send Template Paper Alternation Form fully and your paper (two copies) completed to the following postal

not included) and it suggested to be typed in 12 point Arial font.
•

Please indicate at the end of your Abstract the keywords of it.

•

Paper should be within 6 pages (less than 1800 words), A4-size (210x297mm) with 1.5cm

address:
24th World Congress of Philosophy Secretariat
Department of Philosophy - Peking University

margin on all sides and double-spaced.
•

No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District

All papers should be composed of Title, preferably written in 18 point Arial font, lower

100871, Beijing, P. R. Chinacase, single-spaced and bold, Author Name, preferably in 12 point Arial font, Affiliation(preferably in 12 point Arial font), Email (preferably in 12 point Arial font), Body
(preferably in 12 point Arial font), Quotations (preferably in 11 point Arial font), Endnotes(preferably in 12 point Arial font) and References (preferably in 12 point Arial font).
•

Guidelines for Abstract and paper and the relevant Form to be used are available in theofficial website of the Congress (wcp2018.pku.edu.cn).

Step by Step Procedure for the Online Submission of
Abstract and Paper

28•

Visit the official website of the Congress (wcp2018.pku.edu.cn)•

Select the “Abstracts & Paper Submission” tab from the main menu•

Read carefully the guidelines described above•

Select the link Abstract and Paper Submission On line Form

• Hard copies of the abstracts and papers should be accompanied by an electronic version (CD/ROM,
USB stick). Diskettes are not acceptable• Make sure to indicate the section for which the contributed paper is intended and the language inwhich it has been written. Both indications should be prominently displayed.

Important Notes:•

The deadline for Paper Submission is February 1st 2018. Papers received after that date but before April 1st2018 may be accepted if space in the program is still available.

•

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept or reject the submitted papers and notify the authors
accordingly.

29

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Registration

Registrations should preferably be submitted online through the XXIII World Congress of
Philosophy website wcp2018.pku.edu.cn by following the instructions at the “registration”
tab of the main menu of the Congress.

Proposals for Round Tables and/or Invited Sessions and/or Society Sessions and/or Student
Sessions have to be submitted only as attachments to an e-mail message or by post.

The Participant’s fee includes:

and/or Society Sessions and/or Student Sessions are kindly requested to:•Participation in the Opening Ceremony•

Participation in the Closing Ceremony•

Congress kit & material•

Complete the registration online•

Complete the “Template Proposal Submission Form- Round Tables” or the “Template
Proposal Submission Form-Invited Sessions” or the “Template Proposal Submission FormSociety Sessions”, available in the official website (wcp2018.pku.edu.cn). Please refer tothe tab: Round-tables or Invited-Session or Society-Session.

•

Send the above mentioned forms fully completed:(1) a. For Round-tables: As attachments to an email message to:svirvid@phs.uoa.gr or luca.scarantino@iulm.it
b. For Invited Sessions: As attachments to an email message to:luca.scarantino@iulm.it or dermot.moran@ucd.ie
c. For Society Sessions: As attachments to an email message to:luca.scarantino@iulm.it or dermot.moran@ucd.ie
d. For Student Sessions: Please submit the paper to “Student Session”(2) Or by post to the following address:
24th World Congress of Philosophy Secretariat
Department of Philosophy - Peking University
No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District
100871, Beijing, P. R. China
Please send two copies of your proposal, within 1 page (less than 600 words),

ParticipantsParticipants, who want to submit their proposals for a Round Table and/or an Invited Session

The following categories are entitled to be registered as “Participants”:•

The CD Members of FISP•The Speakers or Chairs in one of the 99sections for contributed papers•

The persons who participate (as speakers or not) in an Invited Session•

The persons who participate (as speakers or not) in a Round Table Session•

The persons who participate (as speakers or not) in a Society Meeting•

The persons who attend the Congress without a paper•

The persons who participate in a Poster Session

The Student’s fee includes:

Students

Call For
Proposals

Proposals Submission for Round Tables and/or Invited Sessions and/or
Society Sessions and/or Student Sessions.

•

Participation in the Opening Ceremony•

Participation in the Closing Ceremony•

Congress kit & material

The following categories are entitled to be registered as “Students”:

typewritten and single-spaced, with A4-size (210x297mm) and with 1.5cm margin•

The Undergraduate Students who participate in a Student Session

on all sides, accompanied by an electronic version, in a CD or USB stick. Diskettes•- The Postgraduate Students who participate in a Student Session

•

•
•

•

All proposals for Round-Tables and/or Invited Sessions must clearly list the participants
and their professional affiliations (universities, institutions or research institutes), andshould be typed on a single page.
Round-Tables and/or Invited Sessions are proposed by a philosophical Society or possibly
by a professional philosopher.
Participants of Round- Tables should be at least three (including the person submitting the
proposal)and must represent at least three different nationalities. All Participants in the
Round-Tables and/or Invited Sessions must register with the Congress.
All Proposals should be composed of Participants List (Names, Affiliations and Countries),
Title (preferably in 14 point Arial font, lower case, single-spaced and bold) and Body (maxof 600 words, preferably in 12 point Arial font).

Instructions for Society Meetings proposals:•••

Preferably member societies of FISP can apply for Society Sessions.
All proposals for Society Sessions must specify the name of the society and the agenda.
All persons of a Society Sessions must register with the Congress.

Important Notes:
•

•

30

The deadline for Round-Tables, Invited Sessions and Society Sessions proposals is
February 1st 2018. Proposals received after that date but before April 1st 2018 may be
accepted if space in the program is still available.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept or reject the submitted papers
and notify the authors accordingly.

Accompanying

Instruction for Round-Tables and/or Invited Sessions proposals

Invited scholars

are not acceptable.

The Invited Speakers & Chairpersons have the same registration rights
as “Participants”,namely:•

Participation in the Opening Ceremony•

Participation in the Closing Ceremony•

Congress kit & material

The following categories are entitled to be registered as “Invited
Speakers”:•

The Invited Speakers of Plenary Sessions, Symposia and Endowed Lectures•

The Chairpersons of Plenary Sessions, Symposia and Endowed Lectures

Accompanying Person’s fee includes:•

Participation in the Opening Ceremony•

Participation in the Closing Ceremony

31

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

Way of Payment

By Credit Cards
All major credit cards are accepted, namely: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners.

The XXIV World Congress has been cooperating with Ctrip, a leading hotel booking service

Accommodation center in China, to establish an online hotel booking system for the Congress. Carefully-

selected hotels around the Congress venue or with convenient transportation will be included

By Bank Transfer

in the system, and reservations can be made since the second half of the year 2017. Please

Participants may also pay the Congress registration fees by wire transfer to the following

stay tuned for latest details. All rooms will be booked on a first come, first served basis; duebank account:to the peak of tourists in Beijing during August, early reservations are highly recommended.

Name of Bank: ICBC Beijing Haidian West Branch
Name of Account: Peking University
Account number: 02000-045090-891311-51

Otherwise, we may not be able to secure further reservations with these hotels once they’reare fully occupied.
Some of the hotels that will be available on the hotel booking system are as follows.

For the participants’ convenience, wire transfer receipt has to be faxed/or emailed to
Hotel

Star
RatingPrice

Distancefrom PKU

Near
Subway(Y)

Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun

5900~1500

2.8 kmYtransfer is not possible through the online form. All Bank charges should

Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing

5

550~1800

6.9 kmbe paid by the participants.

Xiyuan Hotel5

528~960

7.3 km4，5

570~780

3.6 kmWenjin Hotel

4

960~1400

1.6 kmXijiao Hotel Beijing

4500~800

3.3 km

2. Cancellations should be made in writing to the WCP 2018 Secretariat.

Hubei Hotel4

540~700

5.6 km

3. For any cancellation submitted till 31/05/2018, full refund will apply except from a

Beijing Xihua Business Hotel4

320~800

1.1 kmConvention Center, USTB

4

300~480

4.6 km

4. For any cancellation submitted after 31/05/2018, no refund will be possible.

Beijing Yulong International Hotel

4

500~860

9.4 kmY

5. All refund will be made after the Congress for administrative reasons only.

Yulong Hotel3

360~530

9.4 kmY

the WCP Secretariat: secretariat@wcp2018.pku.edu.cn
Name of participant and the title of the Congress “XXIV World Congress of Philosophy”
must be clearly mentioned on the bank transfer receipt. Payment through bank

Payment & Cancellation Policy for Registration:
1. Full settlement of the registration fee is required in order for the registration to be
confirmed.

processing fee of 40$ for participants, 30$ for Accompanying Persons and of 20$
for Students. Bank charges to be deducted from the refunded amount.

Beijing Friendship HotelY* Note: All room rates are based on Chinese currency (CNY).
Exchange rate: USD 1=CNY 6.8(as of May 2017)

Transportation

Reservation
Peking University

Please make online hotel reservations via the hotel booking system. To secure your

Address:

reservation, all room charges will be required by most hotels to be pre-paid; however, if you

No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing, P. R. China 100871

cancel your room before the date specified by the hotel, you can get a full refund of yourpayment. If any questions arise related to your online reservations or payment, please contact

How to get to Peking University:

Ctrip (contact information will be published on the booking system).

Take Subway Line 4, get off at East Gate of Peking University Station, leave from Exit D andwalk north to the Southeast Gate of Peking University.

A confirmation letter of accommodation will be automatically created as soon as your room
fees get paid.

Note:1) All price offers in the hotel booking system are in Chinese currency (RMB).

CONGRESSSERVICERESERVATIONONLINE32

Congress Service Reservation Online
Please go ahead to the “Local Information” tab on the website.

2) All the charges related to the hotel reservation shall be paid to the hotel directly via theonline booking system or at onsite check-in.

Cancellation Policy
Room cancellation policies are subject to hotels. For detailed information on this, please referto the hotel booking system.

33

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

TravelInformation

The Organizing Committee will offer city excursions and theme tours outside Beijing during,

2. Juyongguan Great Wall - Sacred Way– Chang Ling Tomb - Bird's Nest

before or after the Congress. Detailed arrangements, prices and instructions about how to(National Stadium) & Water Cube (National Aquatics Center)book the tour will be released on the Congress website later.

Explore the majesty of Great Wall at Juyong Pass, one of the three greatest mountainpasses of the Great Wall. Juyongguan Great Wall is located at 50 kilometers northwest ofNote:

downtown Beijing. The mountains flanking the valley have many graceful peaks. The slopes•

All the tours are at participants’ own expenses.

on both sides of their narrow passes are covered with dense trees and plants. Therefore, it•

The following tours might be cancelled or the price would be increased if less than 30

used to be one of the famous “Eight Views of Yanjing”. Then visit the Chang Ling Tomb, anpeople register for the line.

impressive royal tomb of the Yongle Emperor from the Ming Dynasty, after walking along theSacred Way, which is 7 meters long from the Memorial Stone Archway to the gate of Chang

City Excursions

Ling. Drive back to Beijing city, en route you will stop by the exterior Bird’s Nest (National
Stadium) and Water Cube (National Aquatics Center), the amazing architectures built for
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. They will also be the one of the host venues in 2022 WinterAbout Beijing

Olympics and Paralympics.

As a cradle of civilization, Beijing has a history of over 700,000 years. As a city, Beijing’s
origins can be traced back to over 3,000 years ago. According to the historical records, theyear of 1045 BC is considered the year the city Beijing appeared. As a capital city, Beijing’s
history dates from over 1,000 years. In 938, the city became one of the five capitals of theKingdom Liao. Since then, the historical position of the city has changed tremendously. Itgrew gradually from a city of strategic military importance into the political center of thenation. The city had been the capital city of five dynasties, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing
dynasties. In 1949, the establishment of People’s Republic of China opened a new chapter

3. Summer Palace – Temple of Heaven

for Beijing. Through the years of development, the present Beijing has become a modern

Summer Palace, a former royal garden with more than 200 years of history, temples, lakes

and international metropolis of historic significance. It is the nation’s political, economic,

and walkways, is the best-preserved imperial garden in the world and the largest of its kindcultural, trade, scientific and communications center.

in existence in China today. Roaming along the long corridor there, you will definitely be

Beijing is situated at 40 degrees north latitude and 116 degrees east longitude, taking up aamazed by the tranquil beauty of the picturesque garden. In contrast, what Temple of Heaven

total area of 16,410 square kms. It is surrounded by mountains to the east, west and north.

exhibits is a solemn and magnificent atmosphere. Temple of Heaven is recognized as a

The mountain area covers 62 percent of the total area and the rest, flat land. The average

wonderful example of Ming architecture in a walled 267-hectare park; Emperors of the Ming

elevation of Beijing is 43.71 meters. Located at the North Temperate Zone, Beijing enjoys aand Qing Dynasties visited there to offer sacrifices and pray for an abundant harvest. Basedtypical moderate continental climate with four distinctive seasons.

upon its original use as a place to worship both heaven and earth, the temple’s architecture

Beijing has infinite variety of people, brilliant history and culture and is home to a number ofworld-renowned historic sites. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven
are all on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Optional Lines

has two themes: heaven and earth. Not only can you appreciate architecture wonders there,
but also you can experience the “secrets of sounds” by exploring the “Echo Wall” and “Triple
Sound Stone”.
4. Baiyun Temple (Taoism) – Lama Temple (Buddhism) – Beijing Confucius
Temple (Confucianism)

1. Tiananmen Square - National Museum of China - Forbidden City

The religious tour begins with Baiyun Temple (Taoism), where Emperor Xuanzng from Tang

Tiananmen Square, which is the heart of Beijing and the largest public square in the world,

dynasty worshipped Laozi, a philosopher in the Spring and Autumn Period and the founder

attracts millions of people from all over the world every year. Now, Tiananmen Square is aof Taoism. It will be a nice choice if you take interest in ancient Chinese stone inscriptions.

place for celebrations on important festive occasions, such as the International Labor Day

Then visit the Lama Temple (Buddhism) that was built in the 33 Qing Kangxi year (1694) andon May 1st, and National Day on October 1st. As one of the most well-known Beijing icons,

is now the largest and best-preserved Lamasery in Beijing; there you will see the 26-meterit will definitely arouse your passion for the city. Adjacent to Tiananmen Square, you willtall Maitreya Buddha whose main body was made of one complete sandalwood. The final stop

find National Museum of China, one of the largest museums in the world, whose mission

will be at Beijing Confucius Temple (Confucianism), the venue where memorial ceremonies

is to educate about the arts and history of China. The highlight of the day, undoubtedly,

were held for Confucius during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

should be the Forbidden City, which has been home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing
dynasties; with about 800 buildings and more than 8,700 rooms, the Forbidden City is thebest preserved and most complete ancient imperial complex remaining in the world.

34

35

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy
5. Mutianyu Great Wall – Cloisonné Factory – 798 Art Zone
Mutianyu Great Wall is characterized by grand military towers along the wall and is linedwith green trees and flowers. The elevation at Mutianyu Pass is only 484 meters in height,
but the highest point on the top of the mountain is over 1000 meters above the sea level.
Strategically built in mountains in Ming Dynasty, the Pass was of military and strategic
importance in ancient times. After the tour on the Wall, visit the Cloisonné factory toappreciate Ming Dynasty cloisonné artwork. Cloisonné, one of the most famous arts andcrafts in Beijing, is a kind of traditional handicraft of enamelware created more than 500
years ago during the Ming Dynasty. It is so beautiful for its elegant molding, brilliant anddazzling color, and splendid and graceful design. Later, you can enjoy a free visit to 798 Art
Zone that comprises a complex of 50-year-old decommissioned military factory buildings
boasting a unique architectural style.

are Suzhou and Hangzhou”, from which we can tell its enduring beauty since ancient times.
Hangzhou has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities in China for much of
the last millennium, due in part to its beautiful natural scenery. The city's West Lake is its
best-known attraction. The special local-made products include silk, color-glazed porcelain,
Longjing tea, and white chrysanthemum.
Shanghai, as one of the four directly controlled municipalities under the Chinese central
government, is one of the world largest seaports and China’s major industrial and commercial
center. With the deepening reform, the city, formerly crowned as the financial, economic
and trade hub of the Far East, is playing a leading role in boosting economic development ofChina. Meanwhile, the city has attracted more and more tourists from home and abroad for
its unique charm. The city’s highlights include Lujiazui skyline, and museums and historicbuildings, such as those along The Bund, as well as the City God Temple and the Yu Garden.
3. Scenic China (Beijing – Guilin – Yangshuo –Beijing)
Situated in South China, Guilin is like a glittering pearl on a green carpet; the scenery there
enjoys the praise that “Guilin landscape tops those elsewhere”. As a world-renowned scenic
city, Guilin fascinates people by its incomparable karst landscape, exquisite mountains,

Theme Tours outside Beijing

limpid rivers, wired caves and beautiful rocks. You may appreciate the fine views of poetic

China, as one of the four major countries of ancient civilizations in the world, is noted

glimpse of a life far removed from earthly distractions.

and picturesque Diecai Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill and etc., which will afford you afor its five thousand years of profound and splendid culture, with rich natural, historical,
magnificent and diversified cultural landscapes. If you take the chance to explore some of theYangshuo, surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River, is easily

nation’s highlights outside Beijing, you will never regret for the wise decision. Tour proposals

accessible by bus or by boat from nearby Guilin. Landmarks include the Li River, Moon Hill,

are as follows:

Yulong River, etc. The most prosperous area in Yangshuo is called West Street, the oldest
street in Yangshuo with a history of more than 1,400 years. It now changes into a harmonious

1. Ancient Capitals Experience Tour (Beijing – Luoyang – Xi’an –Beijing)With a long civilized history dating back to over 5,000 years ago, Luoyang, a time-honoredcity situated on the central plain of China, is renowned as one of the cradles of Chinese

blend of the eastern and western culture.
4. Silk Road Adventure (Beijing – Dunhuang –Beijing)civilization and one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. The most classic sites there

Dunhuang is located at the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province in northwest

are Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple: Housing tens of thousands of statues ofof China, right on the Silk Road that caravans would take to get from China to the Middle

Buddha and his disciples, the Longmen Grottoes have been inscribed upon the UNESCO

East. Known as Shazhou in ancient times, Dunhuang served as a rest stop for traders as theWorld Heritage List as “an outstanding manifestation of human artistic creativity,” for its

gateway through which Buddhism, Islam and Christianity entered China. You might crush

perfection of an art form, and for its encapsulation of the cultural sophistication of Tangon the Crescent Spring of Mingsha Sand Dunes, a popular tourist site since Han dynasty,

China. The White Horse Temple, as the first Buddhist temple in China, is considered theor Yumen (Jade Gate) Pass connecting Central Asia and China on the Silk Road. Mogao

founding father of Chinese Buddhism.

Grottoes, which have been designated as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO for its 1600year accumulated cultural, architectural, and art treasures, are one of the don’t-miss sites in

Xi’an, a treasure house of time-honored relics and sites, is one of the highly popular tourist

Dunhuang. They’re considered the great treasure house of Buddhist arts in existence and a

destinations in China for tourists from all over the world. You can breathe the historical air

religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road.

from all must-see spots there. Qin Terracotta Army, "the 8th wonder of the world", is themost outstanding landmark of Xi’an. Shaanxi History Museum, a huge state museum with

5. Buddhist Holy Lands Experience (Beijing – Mount Wutai – Yungang Grottoes

modern facilities in China, tells visitors about the origins and development of ancient Chinese–Hanging Temple–Beijing)history. Ancient City Wall, one of the oldest and best-preserved Chinese city walls, is another

Mount Wutai, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009, is home to many oflandmark implying Xi’an’s historic role in China. No matter which type of attractions you are

China's most important monasteries and temples, and is rich in historical relics, ancientinterested, you can spend a leisure time by losing yourself in this charming city.

folk art, folk customs, and, of course, Buddhist culture. Yungang Grottoes, also on the list of
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural36

2. Metropolises Tour (Beijing – Hangzhou – Shanghai –Beijing)sites of China. Built more than 1,500 years ago, the Hanging Temple, is notable not only

Hangzhou, an ancient city with a history of 2200 years, is one of the seven ancient capitals

for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it is the only existing temple with thein China. There is an old saying in China that “up above there is heaven, down below there

combination of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

37

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy
6. Confucius’ Hometown (Beijing – Qufu – Mount Tai – Jinan –Beijing)
Qufu is best known as the hometown of Confucius, a great thinker, statesman, and educatorin ancient China, who is traditionally believed to have been born at nearby Mount Ni. The city
contains numerous historic palaces, temples and cemeteries. The three most famous culturalsites of the city, collectively known as San Kong, meaning "The Three Confucian Sites”, are
the Temple of Confucius, the Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion. These
three sites have been listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. Mount
Tai (also Taishan), which is noted for its spectacular, grandness, elevation, width, steadinessand messiness, is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the cityof Tai'an, in Shandong province, and ranks No.1 among the five most important mountains
in China. Jinan, known as "the spring city ", is the birthplace of the Longshan culture, aprehistoric civilization symbolizing the origin of Chinese civilization. There you will gosightseeing at Baotu Spring, Daming Lake and Mount Qianfo.
7. Qing Dynasty Buddhism Fusion Sites Exploration (Beijing - Chengde - Mulan
Paddock - Mongolia Grassland –Beijing)
Chengde attracts visitors by Panchen Lama’s Palace, also called Small Patola Palace, whichis the largest Buddhist holy land in North China. Chengde is best known as the site of theMountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors assummer residence. With its vast and rich collection of Chinese landscapes and architecture,
the Mountain Resort in many ways is a culmination of all the variety of gardens, pagodas,
temples and palaces from various regions of China. Many of the scenic spots around theresort's lake area were copied from famous landscaped gardens in southern China. If you’d
like to ride a horse on the prairie quickly, enjoy the leisure time of a bonfire party andexperience the northern-frontier scene in China, Mulan Paddock, a royal hunting area for

GeneralInformation

Time Zone
The time zone of all of China is China Standard Time (UTC+8), which is eight hours ahead ofGreenwich Mean Time (GMT). There is no summer time in China.

Weather
Beijing has a sub-humid continental monsoon climate, characterized by hot and rainy
summers, cold and dry winters. Summer in Beijing could be very humidly hot with fierce
sunlight, with an average temperature ranging from 21℃ to 30℃ in August. All participants
are suggested to wear light and breathable clothes, while adequate sun protection must be
done.

Currency and Exchange
The Chinese currency is known as the RMB with the unit Chinese Yuan (CNY), which utilizes
the decimal system, with one Yuan being equal to 10 dimes or 100 cents. Credit cards such
as Master, VISA, JCB, and Diners are widely accepted in most hotels, shopping malls andrestaurants. Major foreign currencies can be exchanged at most banks and at all international
airports. For updated currency rates, please see:
http://www.boc.cn/sourcedb/whpj/enindex.html

Electricity
China’s electricity supply is 220 volts, AC 50Hz. Electrical outlet plugs of Type I arecommonly used in China (see http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/ ).
Please check if you need an adapter for your electrical equipment.

Qing Dynasty Emperors, will be a perfect choice. The ancient battlefield of Wulanbutong was

Smoking Policy

the site where Emperor Kangxi from Qing Dynasty battled with the rebel Galdan.

Since June 1st. 2015, smoking is prohibited in all public areas, indoor working places, hotels
and public transportation in Beijing.

Taxi
The price is ¥2.3/km. This price would be 50% higher after 15 km. The initial price will be ¥13
before 11pm, and it will be 20% up based on the initial price from 11pm to 5 am. It’s suggested
to keep the receipt in case you lose something in the car or have any complaint.

Emergency Contact

110 for police
122 for traffic accident

38

120 for medical emergency treatment
119 for fire accident

39

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy
Attachment 1：Map of Beijing Subway

40

Attachment 2：Map of Peking University

41

The 24th
World Congress of

Philosophy

This program is correct at the time of going to press. Further changes
will be announced on the conference website. Please check the website forthe latest information.

42

43