The Tao Encounters the West: Explorations in Comparative Philosophy

כריכה קדמית
State University of New York Press, 1 באפר׳ 1999 - 246 עמודים
The relation between liberal democracy and Confucianism is explored by author Chenyang Li as he argues for a Chinese future where both coexist as independent value systems. This relationship is shown through a comparative study of Chinese and Western ideas and philosophies of being, truth, language, ethics, religion, and values. The book covers a wide range of philosophers and philosophies, including Aristotle, Zhuang Zi, Heidegger, Confucius, Kripke, and feminist care ethics. Li shows how a comparative approach to different patterns of thinking in Chinese and Western traditions sheds light on the intelligibility of Chinese multiple ethico-religious practice, which in turn supports the claim that democracy and Confucianism can coexist as independent value systems. In addition, Li's comparative study of different patterns of thinking in Chinese and Western traditions sheds light on the "harmony" model of Chinese philosophy and culture.
 

תוכן

OneOnly versus OneMany Identity
30
Pragmatic versus Semantic
57
Confucian Jen and Feminist Care
90
Duty versus Rights
115
Multiple Participation versus
139
Confucian Values and Democratic
163
Concluding Remarks
191
90
200
Bibliography
217
Index
229
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל

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מידע על המחבר (1999)

Chenyang Li is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Monmouth College.

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