We are here today to consider the relation between politics and the arts, two major domains of human life that are often kept apart. Some see politics as the exercise of power in distinction from the merely esthetic. In contrast,…
An opinion poll conducted among Somali children and young people tells us that two thirds of the children believe that elections are a ‘very effective’ means to improve the state of things in the country. Though none of the children…
1 November 2006 The Triglav Circle NOTE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIGLAV CIRCLE DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 2005-SEPTEMBER 2006 I. Traditional two-day gatherings Harvard-Yenching Institute: 25-26 February 2005; and 16-17 December 2005; Orfalea Center, U.C., Santa Barbara: 18-19 March 2006; Ougny,…
"Réduis et simplifie tes besoins matériels au point que tu puisses aisément les satisfaire toi-même, afin que ceux qui vivent pour l'Esprit et prétendent vivre pour lui n'alourdissent pas d'autant la charge matérielle d'autres hommes [et femmes], leur coupant la…
I feel very honored to have been invited to join this illustrious circle as a newcomer and then even be the first one to offer opening remarks. I have arrived at Cambridge just a few days ago to teach at the HDS as William Henry Bloomberg Fellow.
Justice has many contextual meanings and social justice itself defies precise definition. The notion of justice changes according to the context in which one constructs the phenomenon. For the purpose of making the point of this argument clear, let us…
Considering general notions of social justice and their moral foundations, John Locke wrote in his work entitled, Of the Conduct of the Understanding, 1754, “Our Savior’s great rule that we should love our neighbors as ourselves, is such a fundamental…
China is doing her best with great enthusiasm to build up a country that is based on the rule of law. The process of realizing the rule of law in China, with 1.25 billion people and five thousand years civilization…
Islam enjoys its long history of more than 1300 years old since its introduction in the middle of the 7th century (around the beginning of the Tang Dynasty). The exchange between China and Arabs has a long history. It could…
"The Great Learning," which could be Confucius's testament, states that the ability to make wise choices is rooted in self-knowledge based on observation of one's inner realities. To attain enlightenment, one must go back to the origin of a problem…