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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

By Fan Danhui<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Nov. 17th, 2005: Harvard pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tu Wei-min and EU Senator<br />

Gianni Vattimu continue their philosophical dialogue <strong>of</strong> ―Toward a Dialogical Civilization:<br />

Identity, Difference and Harmony‖ in Overseas Exchange Center at <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

yesterday afternoon.<br />

Mr. Vattimu began his speech by defining the metaphysical system <strong>of</strong> modern philosophy as<br />

emphasizing difference, uncertainty and acentralism. Mr. Tu interacted by pointing out the<br />

similarity between the key words <strong>of</strong> the topic ―identity, difference and harmony‖ and the<br />

Confucian idea <strong>of</strong> valuing harmony instead <strong>of</strong> uniformity.<br />

The audience raised questions about the Chinese youth‘s alienation <strong>of</strong> the traditional culture,<br />

the basis <strong>of</strong> the dialogue between the East and the West and the difficulties in the comparative<br />

research <strong>of</strong> eastern and western philosophies, which were answered in great details by the<br />

two experts.<br />

Mr. Tu praised the meeting as extremely successful, which not only meant the dialogue<br />

between Mr. Vattimu and him but also the interaction between the audience and them. He was<br />

confident in the success <strong>of</strong> their next dialogue in Tohoku <strong>University</strong> in Japan before long.<br />

Tu Wei-min met Vattimu two years ago on a meeting held by UNESCO in Seoul. They became<br />

friends despite their different research fields. This incident helped bring out this dialogue<br />

between them, which served as a significant event for 2005 Beijing Forum.<br />

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Edited By : Wang Liqiong<br />

Translated By : Chen Jingchong<br />

Source : Beida <strong>News</strong> (Chinese)<br />

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