
Confucianism in Context
Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond
- 255 pages
- English
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Confucianism in Context
Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond
About this book
A wide-ranging consideration of Confucianism for Western readers.
What is Confucianism? This book provides a wide-ranging view of the tradition and its contemporary relevance for Western readers. Discussing the development of Confucianism in China, the work goes on to show the deep impact of Korean and Japanese cultures on Confucian thinking. A dialogic way of thought, highly sensitive to locations and conditions, Confucianism is shown to be a valuable philosophical resource for a multicultural, globalizing world. In addition to discussing Confucianism' unique responses to traditional philosophical problems, such as the nature of self and society, Confucianism in Context shows how Confucian philosophy can contribute to contemporary issues such as democracy, human rights, feminism, and ecology.
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Table of contents
- Confucianism in Context
- Confucianism in Context
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Confucian Tradition—An Evolving Narrative
- 1: Transmitting the Dao: Chinese Confucianism
- 2: The History of Confucianism in Korea
- 3: The History of Confucianism in Japan
- 4: What Is Confucianism?
- 5: Confucian Person in the Making
- 6: Confucianism and Democracy
- 7: Confucianism and Human Rights
- 8: The Short Happy Life of Boston Confucianism
- 9: A Feminist Appropriation of Confucianism
- 10: Confucian Trajectories on Environmental Understanding
- Appendix I: List of Names
- Appendix II: Historical Periods of China, Japan, and Korea
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index