On 15 March 2019, several CIBL staff attended the lecture by Professor Lai Chen, titled, "The Practical Wisdom of Confucianism". The lectures is about the discussion of the tradition of Chinese philosophy emphasizing practical wisdom, or to say in another way, practical wisdom has always been the central part or core of Chinese philosophy. Professor Chen emphasizes major characteristics of Confucian philosophy: this approach accentuates the practical aspects of wisdom rather than the analytical rationale of the intellect; it persistently emphasizes a moral foundation and never deviates from the virtue; At the same time, it stresses self-cultivtion, or the complete transformation of the self; finally, Confucianism emphasizes that the practical wisdom must be transformed into actual practice, so as to reach the unity of knowing and doing.
This lecture was chaired by Professor Yilin Hou, the China Director of LCI at SOAS and interpreted by Professor Jinghui Wang, the China Director at CIBL LSE. CIBL staff including Mayinuer Bawudong Dun Liao and Xiaojie Guo also attended the lecture.
3月15日，我院部分员工参加陈来教授在伦敦大学亚非学院孔子学院的演讲活动。该演讲题目为《论儒家的实践智慧》。陈来教授认为中国哲学的传统非常重视实践智慧，可以说，实践智慧一直是中国哲学的主体和核心。儒家自孔子以来，更是强调哲学作为实践智慧的意义。儒家哲学思想的特点是：突出人的实践智慧，而不突出思辨的理论智慧；儒家的实践智慧始终是强调以道德为基础，从不脱离德性；同时，儒家的实践智慧又突出体现在重视修身成己的向度，亦即个人内心的全面自我转化；最后，儒家哲学思想总是强调实践智慧必须化为实践的行动，达到知行合一的境界。
该讲座由伦敦孔子学院中方院长侯毅凌教授主持，伦敦商务孔院中方院长、我院外文系王敬慧教授负责现场翻译。我院廖顿，玛依努尔·巴吾东和郭小洁参加了该讲座。