Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
Las Vegas
Thursday, November 12,
2020 to Sunday, November 15, 2020
“The Art of War: Comparing Ancient China and the West”
Special session
There is a prolific production of books on strategy and leadership comparing Ancient China thinkers, such as Sunzi and Laozi (among others), with their Western counterparts, from the Greeks and Romans Aelianus, Voegelius, and Frontinus to Machiavelli and Clausewitz. However, these comparisons usually based on superficial similarities between the two worlds tend to end up in a cold and empty juxtaposition of opinions and sentences, or, even worse, they project onto these authors and their ideas a way of thinking that does not belong to either one.
This panel is therefore open to any contribution that presents an accurate and productive comparison among Ancient China and the West. Each contribution can address the thought of two or more authors or a specific concept in different authors, and it can focus on any literary genre, e.g., political treatises, poetry, etc.
Potential presenters must submit by June 1st, 2020 abstract proposals using the online submission form https://pamla.ballastacademic.com
For any questions, please contact Andrea Polegato at [log in to unmask]