Learning from Chinese Philosophies

Learning from Chinese Philosophies

Ethics of Interdependent and Contextualised Self

Cooper, Professor David E.; Lai, Karyn; Solomon, Professor Robert C.; Higgins, Professor Kathleen; Bilimoria, Professor Purushottama

Taylor & Francis Ltd

07/2006

218

Dura

Inglês

9780754633822

15 a 20 dias

Engages Confucian and Daoist philosophies in creative interplay, developing a theory of interdependent selfhood in the two philosophical traditions. This work draws on the insights of the two philosophies to address contemporary debates on ethics, community, and government.
Contents: Introduction. Part I Reviewing the Old: Self and society in Confucian thought; The situated self in Daoist philosophy; Elements of Confucian moral thinking; Daoist meta-ethics: frameworks and approaches. Part II Realising the New: Confucianism as a skills-based ethic; The feminist care ethic and the issue of relationality in Chinese philosophy; Tradition, change and adaptation; Harmony and conflict in early Chinese philosophy. Conclusion; Glossary of Chinese terms; Bibliography; Index.
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