中国传统文化研究中心研究员、哲学学院/国学院教授丁四新于2013年5月17—18日参加了在普林斯顿大学（Princeton University）东亚系召开的“《书经》与中国政治哲学的起源”(TheClassic of Documentsand the Origins of Chinese Political Philosophy)的学术研讨会（Workshop）。本次会议由柯马丁（Martin Kern， Princeton）教授和麦笛（Dirk Meyer， Oxford）教授组织，经费由普林斯顿大学提供。参加会议的学者约有20位，分别来自中国、挪威、德国、以色列、英国和美国。每位主题发言人及讨论为45分钟。会议的主旨：研讨《书经》及相关文献（出土金文、简帛文献），进而探讨中国政治哲学的起源及其内涵。会议的大部分文章或陈述集中在文本研读上，其中文本叙述及比较成为研究的重点。另有部分论文涉及《尚书》的思想及文本叙述本身所具之思想内涵的研究，非常深入。参会论文及PPT文稿见下：
David W. Pankenier (LehighUniversity):Preface to Yao dian堯典: Conforming with HeavenisGovernance (PPT)
Kai Vogelsang (Universität Hamburg): Research on “Gao Yao mo”皋陶謨 (PPT)
Robin McNeal (Cornell University): Spatial Models of the State in Early Chinese Texts: Tribute Networks and the Articulation of Power and Authority inShang shu“Yu gong” andYi Zhou shu“Wang hui”
Martin Kern (Princeton University): The “Oaths” (Shi誓) in theClassic of Documents
Christoph Harbsmeier (the University of Oslo): Research “Gaozong rong ri”高宗肜日 (PPT)
Paul Goldin (theUniversity of Pennsylvania): Research “Gaozong rong ri”高宗肜日(PPT)
丁四新（武漢大學）：《尚書·洪範》的文本敍述及其政治哲學/The Narrative ofHong Fanin theClassic of Documentsand its Political Philosophy
Luo Xinhui（Beijing Normal University）: The “Jinteng” chapter of theShangshuand Zhou Ancestor Worship (PPT)
Magnus Ribbing Gren (Princeton University): The Qinghua “Jinteng” 金縢 Manu: WHAT IT DOES NOT TELL US ABOUT THE DUKE OF ZHOU
David Schaberg (California University at Los Angeles):Speaking of Documents:ShuCitations in Warring States Texts
Hans van Ess (the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich): Reading “Weizi zhi ming”微子之命 (PPT)
朱淵清（上海大學）：《顾命》与祼祭/ Transfer of Power (PPT)
Joachim Gentz (the University of Edinburgh): “Duo shi” and “Duo fang”: A Chinese anomaly
Michael Hunter (Yale University): “Wu yi無逸?” (“Without ease?”): An IntegratedShangshuSpeech
Yuri Pines (the Hebrew University of Jerusalem): Belabored Monarch? The “Wu yi” 無逸 Chapter revisited;
Dirk Meyer (the University of Oxford): TheGù mìng顧命 (Testimonial Charge): Text and imagination
Charles Sanft (Arizona University): Reading “The Punishments of Lü”呂刑 (PPT)
Maria Khayutina (the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich): The “Oath at Bi” chapter of theShang shuand Western Zhou oath texts