Ausstellung
Lichthof
Universität
Zürich
24. Mai bis
3. Juli 2010
Symposium
Universität
Zürich
14. Juni und
15. Juni 2010
Europe in China – China in Europe: Science and Technology as a Vehicle to Intercultural Dialogue
A symposium on the history of science of the cultural exchange between Europe and China with an exhibition of original documents. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Matteo Ricci's death, the protagonist of interaction with China through science.
Topic
The symposium's objective is to build a new bridge between Europe and East Asia, between natural science and the humanities, between different structures of thinking and action.
Time & Venue
University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 71, Room E018
Time: Monday, 14 June, 2010 (09:00-18:00) till Tuesday,15 June, 2010 (09:00-18:00)
Arrival of overseas speakers: Saturday, 12 June, 2010
Committee
Prof. Robert Gassmann
Prof. Erich Zettl
Dr. Jean-Pierre Voiret
Walter Landolt (Consultant)
Alois Osterwalder (Coordination)
Cäcilia Eberhard (Secretary)
Patronage: Swiss-Chinese Association & Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Participants are kindly asked to read the proofs. Please give your comments to: Alois Osterwalder, Gruenaustrasse 8, 9403 Goldach, Switzerland. E-Mail: info@bodensee-institut.ch
Monday, 14 June 2010: A. "Protagonists of cultural exchange between Europe and China"
| 9:00 | Welcome address and introduction of the symposium. Gassmann, Prof. emeritus, Ostasiatisches Seminar, Universität Zürich |
| 9:15 | Keynote speaker: Benjamin Elman, Princeton University: "Rethinking the Macartney Mission of 1793 in Light of the Limits of the Jesuit Mission in China” |
| 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 | Michela Fontana, Roma: “Matteo Ricci, a Pioneer of Crosscultural Understanding” |
| 11:15 | Yu Sanle, Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural Exchange, Beijing Administrative College: "The Swiss Jesuit Franz Stadlin and the Historical Development of the Zhalan Cemetery" |
| 12:00 | Lunch-Break |
| 13:30 | Jean-Pierre Voiret, Bodensee-Institut für interkulturelle Bildung und Zusammenarbeit (BIIB), Goldach: "Needham's Puzzle in Retrospective" |
| 14:15 | Claudia von Collani, Universität Münster "Mission from Inside. The Role of Chinese Women for Chinese Christianity" |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 | Zhang Baichun, Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing: "The qiqi tushuo as an Example of European-Chinese Scientific Cooperation" |
| 16:15 | Xu Wenmin, Ostasien-Institut e.V., Bonn: "Chinese Scholar Officials and the Jesuits in the Transition from Ming to Qing – WEI Xuelian and the Swiss Jesuit Nikolaus Fiva as a Paradigm" |
| 17:00 | Panel discussion: "Phases of Intercultural Encounter: Jesuits, Protestants, Scientists" |
Tuesday, 15. June 2010: B. Intercultural attraction and antagonism
| 9:00 | Tian Miao, Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing: "The Transmission of Euclid's Elements to China" |
| 9:45 | Catherine Jami, Chargée de recherche, CNRS, Paris & Needham Research Institute (NRI), Cambridge:"Imperial Appropriation of Western Learning during the Kangxi Reign" |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Jean-Pierre Voiret, Bodensee-Institut für interkulturelle Bildung und Zusammenarbeit (BIIB): "How does Europe receive China: The Case of the Daodejing" |
| 11:45 | Peter F. Tschudin, Swiss Museum of Paper, Writing & Printing (Basler Papiermühle), Basel, Switzerland: "History Forms a Circle: Paper and Printing in China" |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Joachim Kurtz, Universität Heidelberg, Intellectual History, Cluster "Asia and Europe": "The Rhetoric of Trust: Science and Religion in Jesuit Paratexts" |
| 14:45 | Roger Hart, University of Texas, Austin: t.b.a. |
| 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Artur Wardega, S.J., director, Macau Ricci Institute: "From Macao up to Beijing (1582-3 till 1610) – Matteo Ricci and Euro Jesuit Enterprise in China: Portrait of a Jesuit" |
| 16:45 | Round-table discussion. Chair: Artur Wardega |
| 17:30 | Conclusions. Referee: Paul Widmer, scientific assistant |
| 18:00 | End of symposium |