Project
title:
A Project to Investigate the Relevance of Yin-Yang Thinking in Overcoming
the Conflict between Science and Spirituality.
Abstract:
Chinese
tradition, which emphasizes the interpenetration of opposites, and
the importance of harmony and process, has the capacity to resolve
problems in science and religion that have vexed dualistic Western
thinking. Science and religion can mutually enrich each other, but
only if researchers start from a perspective that truth lies in recognizing
that seeming opposites are actually part of each other. Competing
theories may each contain elements of truth. None contains the whole
truth. Thus, there is much that the Chinese religious traditions have
to offer in promoting dialogue between science and religion.
Short
biography:
Prof.
Zhihe Wang has a background in philosophy and interdisciplinary studies.
He has published numerous books and articles and helped establish
several research institutes in China. Prof. Wang is an activist researcher
who publishes his own journal. His special gift lies in bringing scholars
of various backgrounds together for dialogue. He has connections with
scholars in religions throughout China through his contacts in the
State Religion Bureau. He also has numerous contacts with scholars
in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences. His primary responsibilities on this project will be to
provide liaison among Chinese researchers and between them and foreign
contacts.
