Sunday, July 28, 2019

568 Ruist Association Introduces This Blog


From Dr. Dave Wang's pioneer research we have learned that key America’s Founder’s–including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison had worked to use Confucian ideas to make a great new nation in North America. Clearly,  Confucianism was popular in colonial America.
The Ruist Association of America shares the  treasures of the Ruist tradition with anyone who desires to live better lives and improve themselves, their families, their communities, and the world. I have found that the association has promoted Dr. Dave Wang's weblog to its readers. Below you will find the snapshot from the association's website.

567 Dave Wang a Renowned Scholar in China's Influence on America's Founding Fathers


Back to 2009, Valparaiso University in the suburb of Chicago host a Chinese diplomat and Dr. Dave Wang,  a leading scholar of China's cultural influence during East-West Connections, a forum designed to increase understanding of the link between cultures in East Asia and the United States. Ten years passed, I still find the information is available. Below you can find the snapshot from the news on the forum.

 

Saturday, July 20, 2019

566. Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies at the University of Zurich and Dr. Dave Wang's Publications


 
In 2013, the University of Zurich established its Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS). According to its website, the institute serves as the center of research and teaching on Asia and the Orient at the University of Zurich (UZH). The institute will be as one of the leading institutions in the field in the world. The founding of the institute demonstrates that UZH's strategic focus on Asian and Oriental studies. Clearly, as the institute stated that "With numerous research projects and a variety of programs at BA-, MA- and PhD-level in the aforementioned disciplines, there exists no other institution of comparable focus and scope in Switzerland." In the institute's academic report that includes major publications in the field of Asian studies several papers by Dr. Dave Wang are listed.

Friday, July 19, 2019

565. Fulbright Scholars Quote Dr. Dave Wang's Article


Dr. Jesse Butler , a professor of philosophy from the University of Central Arkansas was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, which supported his teaching philosophy in a Jinan University, a  Chinese University in Guangzhou for the 2016-2017 academic year. In an book published in June 2019, he mentioned my article, Confucius in American Founding, published in Virginia Review of Asian Studies, in 2014. His article titled Transformations in Understanding: Lessons on Self and Culture from Teaching Abroad. He admitted that "I was unaware that Confucianism itself as a distinct worldview may have played a role Franklin's own understanding of virtue." He then relayed, "according to Dave Wang, Franklin and other American founders drew upon Confucian moral philosophy in the development of their thoughts on virtuous citizenship. " I put the snapshot below, therefore you can continue to read his thoughts on Dr. Dave Wang's study of the founders' view of Confucian moral philosophy.