Annual Conference of Chinese Confucius Academy and Seminar of Modern Transformation of the Philosophy of the Mind in China opened in Confucius Academy in Guiyang, attracting the participation of Confucianism experts and scholars to discuss the development of the Philosophy of the Mind.

The event was hosted by the Chinese Confucius Institute, Guiyang Confucius Academy, and the Lu Jiuyuan Research Committee of the Chinese Confucius Institute. During the two-day event, participating experts and scholars, focusing on "Modern Transformation of the Philosophy of the Mind in China", engaged in discussions around topics such as the creative development and innovative transformation of the Philosophy of the Mind in China, the ideological resources of the Philosophy of the Mind, the characteristics of the Philosophy of the Mind of each era, and its value in our times.

Experts at the meeting said that by examining Wang Yangming's Philosophy of the Mind, we can find that it shows the importance of human subjectivity, the subject's self-discipline and consciousness, and the concept of personality freedom and equality, which are very similar to some concepts that we are accustomed to today. Organizing academic seminars on the modern transformation of the Philosophy of the Mind in China aims to unleash the vitality of fine traditional Chinese culture, find its relevance in our times, actively promote its innovative development and creative transformation, and facilitate the modern transformation of the Philosophy of the Mind in China.

More than 120 experts and scholars from over 70 universities, research institutes and cultural institutions including Peking University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Capital Normal University, Fudan University, East China Normal University, Shaanxi Normal University, Wuhan University, Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies, Confucius Research Institute, and Mencius Research Institute attended the meeting.