Cuiling Issue I

The first issue, released in 2022, focused on “planetary wisdom.“ It introduced the concept of “planetary thinking,“ as advocated by the Berggruen Institute, urging humanity to move beyond anthropocentric views, confront the limitations of modernity and the national state paradigm, and engage in deep reflections on the human condition within a holistic and planetary ecosystem.

What is the philosophical basis of planetary thinking, And what kind of worldview would we need to actualize it? To address these questions, the issue featured discussions on the concept of co-becoming in East Asian contexts, referring to the interdependence and mutual embeddedness between humans, nature, and individuals themselves. This discussion draws upon the philosophical systems of Confucianism, Daoism, and local folk beliefs to enrich contemporary notions of co-becoming.

Contents

• Bing Song: Planetary Thinking and Planetary Philosophy: What Kind of Intellectual Paradigm Shift Do We Need in This Age of Planetary Challenges?
  
  I Planetary Thinking and Planetary Governance
• Tobias Rees: Planetary Politics from Inside the Prison-House of Language
• Yuk Hui: For a Planetary Thinking
• Benjamin Bratton: Planetary Sapience
• Jonathan Blake & Nils Gilman: Governing in the Planetary Age
• Andrew Sheng: The One-Earth Balance Sheet
• Jonathan Ledgard: Interspecies Money
  
  II Symbiosis in Life Sciences and the Notion of Gong Sheng in Eastern Philosophies
• Zhao Liping: Microbiome is Redefining the Notion of Human Being
• Yang Shijian: Understanding “Symbiosis”: Conflict and Convergence of Two Hypotheses on Evolution of Life
• Wu Genyou: The Unity of Benevolence and Wu: Doctrine of Gong Sheng in Song-Ming Confucianism
• Chen Xia: Body, Society, and Nature: Understanding the Gong Sheng Thinking in Taoism
• Gong Jun: Buddhist Co-dependent Origination and Doctrine of Gong Sheng: Harmony among Humanity, Nature, and Civilizations
• Ishii Tsuyoshi: The Gap of Wen and the Edge of Chaos: Chinese Philosophy and the Imagination of a Symbiotic World
• Zhan Yiwen: A Puzzle About the Many and the One: New Metaphysical Challenges Behind the Concept of Symbiosis