Bulletin Number Two 1985

International Conference of Philosophy on Harmony/Strife An International Conference of Philosophy on Harmony/Strife, jointly organized by the Department of Philosophy and the Goethe Institut, was held at the University from 11th to 16th March, 1985. The Conference focused on the ideas of harmony and strife and the development of culture. Attending the Conference were about fifty scholars from many parts of the world, including America, Australia, Germany, Japan, Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong. The following papers were delivered at the Conference: Professor Karl Otto Apel (Frankfurt): Harmony and Strife, and the Problem of Natural and Cultural Evolution Professor John E. Smith (Yale): Mediation, Conflict ， and Creative Diversity Professor Hajime Nakamura (The Eastern Institute): The Significance of Harmony in Buddhist Thought Mr. Yung-wei Lao (CUHK): On Harmony — The Confucian View Professor Genjun H. Sasaki (Otani): The Changing Phases of Conflict in the History of Buddhist Thought Dr. Yuk Wong (CUHK): On Taoist View of Strife Professor Shu-hsien Liu (CUHK): A Study of Chu Hs i 's Strife after the Way to Realize Equilibrium and Harmony Professor Paul Jiang (Macquarie): Some Reflections on the 'Unity of Heaven andMan'in Neo-Confucian Thought Professor Dieter Henrich (Munich/Harvard): Philosophy and the Conflict between Tendencies of Life Professor Robert C. Neville (Stony Brook): Between Chaos and Totalization Professor David J. Kalupahana (Hawaii): TheBuddha's ‘Middle Way' as a Vehicle of Culture Dr. Robert E. Allinson (CUHK): The Concept of Harmony in Chuang Tzu Professor Xiu-shan Ye (Beijing): Measure ， Reality, Philosophy Dr. Gregor Paul (Kumamoto): The Idea of Measure and Its Relation to the •Furthering of Knowledge and Humaneness Professor You-zheng Li (Beijing): The Necessity of a Meta-theoretical Approach to Cultural Understanding Professor Yi-jie Tang (Beijing): The Problem of Harmonius Communities in Ancient China Professor Thaddeus Tui-chieh Hang (Chengchi): Unity of Yin and Yang — a Philosophical Assessment Professor Chung-ying Cheng (Hawaii): On Harmony as Transformation: Paradigms from the I Ching Dr. Yuan-kang Shih (CUHK): Conflict ， Contract, and the Principles of Justice Professor F.C.T. Moore (HKU): Do Higher-order Desires Resolve Conflict? NEWS 1