亚洲传统与新人文学AsianTraditionandNewHumanity.DOCVIP

PAGE PAGE 5 PAGE PAGE 5 Modern Transformation and Meaning in Confucian Thought: A Discussion of “Asian Tradition and the New Humanity” Lin Yueh-hui （Academia Sinica, Taiwan） We live in a diversified world where different civilizations co-exist side by side. Clashes between civilizations, although not completely avoidable, must be reduced through continuous dialogue. Peace and harmony should forever remain our goal. As eminent American scholar Leonard Swidler aptly put it, “Dialogue or death,” dialogue is our only hope for achieving world peace. With respect to the current state of th