The workshop, “Varieties of Harmony in Greek and Chinese Philosophy,” will take place at Duke University on April 16–17, 2026, with sessions running 9:00 AM–5:00 PM each day. It is an interdisciplinary workshop that brings together scholars of ancient Greek philosophy and early Chinese philosophy to explore different conceptions of interpersonal harmony, including family relationships, friendship, civic cooperation, ethical cultivation, and social/political relations. The event aims to foster comparative dialogue across traditions and to highlight both convergences and important differences in how interpersonal harmony is understood and cultivated. The workshop is organized by Wenjin Liu and David Wong.
Date: April 16-17, 9am-5pm
Location: Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, Room C105, Ahmadieh Lecture Hall
Virtual (Zoom) option also available – please register for in-person attendance or virtual attendance below.
Speakers include:
- Dimitri El Murr (École Normale Supérieure)
- Emily Fletcher (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
- Chris Fraser (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Rachana Kamtekar (Cornell University)
- Jing Hu (Concordia University)
- Mitzi Lee (Colorado University – Boulder)
- Wenjin Liu (Duke University)
- James Miller (Duke Kunshan University)
- Justin Tiwald (University of Hong Kong)
- Hwa Yeong Wang (Duke Kunshan University)
- David Wong (Duke University)
Click here to register for in-person attendance at the conference.
To register for attendance virtually via Zoom, click here.
Program:
April 16
- 10:30-10:45 AM: Yong Li PPT Video recording
- 10:45-11:00 AM: James Miller
- 11:00-11:15 AM: Qin Liu (via Zoom)
- 11:15-11:30 AM: Hwa Yeong Wang
- 11:30-12:00 PM: Q&A
April 17
Co-sponsors: Harmony Humanities Lab at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke Center for Comparative Philosophy, Duke Department of Philosophy, Duke Kunshan University’s Humanities Research Center
