The history of Chinese intellectual thought shows a constant and continuous probing into the chiasmatic encounters between "tian" (heaven or nature) and "ren" (humankind). This is conducive, in turn, to a core conception of "tian ren heyi" (heaven-and-human oneness) that largely embodies the...

When it comes to rethinking the Hiroshima A-bombing and its historical impact, there arise a number of approaches to be exercised from different perspectives related to the human condition and the current situation today. This essay presents two of them: a poetical reflection and a philosophical...