Reshaping Confucianism: A Progressive Inquiry
Focusing on twelve major Confucian philosophical concepts and issues, one per chapter, this book offers fresh interpretations, unearths neglected insights, and illuminates connections between traditional and modern sensibilities. Taken together, the explorations of these foundational concepts and is...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Further subjects: | B
Philosophy, Confucian
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197657621 |
| Summary: | Focusing on twelve major Confucian philosophical concepts and issues, one per chapter, this book offers fresh interpretations, unearths neglected insights, and illuminates connections between traditional and modern sensibilities. Taken together, the explorations of these foundational concepts and issues serve as a general introduction to progressive Confucian philosophy for the 21st century. Designed for classroom use, each chapter concludes a set of study questions to assist students to comprehend key points and to further develop their own views. Cover -- Reshaping Confucianism -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Progressive Confucianism -- Section I. Foundational Concepts -- 1. Dynamic Harmony -- 2. Care-Centered Virtue -- 3. Ritual as Cultural Grammar -- Section II. Self and Others -- 4. Filial Care -- 5. Differentiated Gender Equilibrium -- 6. Friendship -- 7. Virtuous Life and Longevity -- Interlude -- 8. Can Sages Be Wrong? -- Section III. Socio-Political Reconstructions -- 9. Freedom through Choosing -- 10. Two Forms of Equality -- 11. Kingliness without Kings -- 12. Education for Humanity -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197657656 |