From the Taiwanese Cultural Association to Tai Ji Men
In the 1920s, intellectuals in Taichung defended identity and rights with words alone. Today, a peaceful movement for tax and legal reform does the same. by Massimo Introvigne* * Concluding remarks at the session “New Perspectives on the Tai Ji Men Case” of the CESNUR...
Rethinking the Tai Ji Men Case Through the Lens of Epistemic Injustice
Miranda Fricker’s categories help explain who was believed, who was silenced, and who was entitled to define the meaning of red envelopes in a three-decade Taiwanese controversy. by Karolina Maria Kotkowska* *A paper presented at the session “New Perspectives on the...
The Knights Templar and Tai Ji Men: Unresolved Injustice and Collective Memory
Seven centuries apart, a medieval military order and a Taiwanese self-cultivation community raise the same question: what happens to a state that refuses to repair a wrong it has committed? by Peggy Chen* *A paper presented at the session “New Perspectives on the Tai...
An Ancient Eastern Menpai and Conscience Education
A Taiwanese dizi describes the master–disciple bond that transformed four generations of her family, and the thirty-year struggle of her school for justice. by Emma Chen* *A paper presented at the session “New Perspectives on the Tai Ji Men Case“ of the CESNUR 2026...