Confucianism in Context

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Description

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.
Acknowledgments

Foreword
Youngjin Choi

Introduction: The Confucian Tradition—an Evolving Narrative
Wonsuk Chang and Leah Kalmanson

1. Transmitting the Dao: Chinese Confucianism
John Berthrong

2. The History of Confucianism in Korea
Youngjin Choi

3. The History of Confucianism in Japan
Peter Nosco

4. What Is Confucianism?
Roger T. Amesi

5. Confucian Person in the Making
Wonsuk Chang

6. Confucianism and Democracy
Sor-hoon Tan

7. Confucianism and Human Rights
Sangjin Han

8. The Short Happy Life of Boston Confucianism
Robert Neville

9. A Feminist Appropriation of Confucianism
Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee

10. Confucian Trajectories on Environmental Understanding
Michael C. Kalton

Appendix I: List of Names
Appendix II: Historical Periods

Glossary
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie de la religion
• Confucianism
• Philosophy of religion
• East Asian religions

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 10 novembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781438431925
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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confucianism in context classic philosophy and contemporary issues, east asia and beyond

edited by wonsuk chang and leah kalmanson

Conucîanîsm în Conex

SUNY serîes în Cînese Pîosopy and Cuure ————— Roger T. Ames, edîor

Conucîanîsm în Conex

Cassîc Pîosopy and Conemporary ïssues, Eas Asîa and Beyond

Edîed by Wonsuk Cang and Lea Kamanson

Pubîsed by Sae Unîversîy o New York Press, Abany

© 2010 Sae Unîversîy o New York

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Conucîanîsm în conex : cassîc pîosopy and conemporary îssues, Eas Asîa  and beyond / edîed by Wonsuk Cang and Lea Kamanson.  p. cm. — (SUNY serîes în Cînese pîosopy and cuure)  ïncudes bîbîograpîca reerences and îndex.  ïSBN 978-1-4384-3191-8 (ardcover : ak. paper)  1. Conucîanîsm. ï. Cang, Wonsuk, 1966– ïï. Kamanson, Lea, 1977– ïïï. Tîe: Cassîc pîosopy and conemporary îssues, Eas Asîa and beyond.  BL1853.C73 2010  299.5'12—dc22 2009051689

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Acknowedgmens

Foreword Youngjin Choi

Conens

ïnroducîon: he Conucîan Tradîîon—an Evovîng Narraîve Wonsuk Chang and Leah Kalmanson

Caper 1 Transmîîng eDao: Cînese Conucîanîsm John Berthrong

Caper 2 he Hîsory o Conucîanîsm în Korea Youngjin Choi

Caper 3 he Hîsory o Conucîanîsm în Japan Peter Nosco

Caper 4 Wa ïs Conucîanîsm? Roger T. Ames

Caper 5 Conucîan Person în e Makîng Wonsuk Chang

Caper 6 Conucîanîsm and Democracy Sor-hoon Tan

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Caper 7 Conucîanîsm and Human Rîgs Sangjin Han

Caper 8 he Sor Happy Lîe o Boson Conucîanîsm Robert Neville

Caper 9 A Femînîs Approprîaîon o Conucîanîsm Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee

Caper 10 Conucîan Trajecorîes on Envîronmena Undersandîng Michael C. Kalton

Appendîx ï: Lîs o Names

Appendîx ïï: Hîsorîca Perîods

Gossary

Bîbîograpy

Lîs o Conrîbuors

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Acknowedgmens

Caper 1 was prevîousy pubîsed as an arîce în eInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Pars o Caper 8 appear în Rober Cummîngs Nevîe’sBoston Confucianism: Portable Tradition in the Late-modern World (Abany: Sae Unîversîy o New York Press, 2008).

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Foreword

Abou one undred years ago, Park Ŭn-Sîk (1859–1925), a Korean Conu- cîan scoar and acîvîs or Korean îndependence, warned o e decîne o Conucîanîsm and advocaed reorms. He saîd: “he nîneeen and wenîe cenurîes ave seen e enormous deveopmen o wesern cuure, and e orcomîng weny-irs cenury wî be a îme wen easern cuure prospers. hereore, ï am convînced a e way o Conucîus wî no decîne. ï predîc a ere wî be a day wen Conucîanîsm wî brîîany sîne rougou e woe word” (A New Treatise on Confucianism). Now, a e begînnîng o e weny-irs cenury î îs împossîbe o e weer Conucîanîsm wî prosper as Pak Un-Sîk predîced, or î î wî decîne. However, Conucîan sudîes are spreadîng rougou e word as more scoars recognîze Conucîanîsm as a sîgnîican resource oferîng new approaces o conemporary îssues. Needess o say, Conucîanîsm does no preseny uncîon as a socîa norm în e areas o Eas Asîa were î irs deveoped. Naîons suc as Korea, Cîna, Japan, and Taîwan, wîc ormed e Conucîan cuura spere în e pas, ave acceped Wesern ecnoogy and capîaîs cuure as e means o becomîng “successu.” O ese naîons, Korea and Taîwan ave succeeded în esabîsîng capîaîsm and democracy as norms, acîevîng bo modernîzaîon and wesernîzaîon în ess an a a cenury. Nevereess, Conucîanîsm as no dîsappeared rom e mînds o Asîan peope. Especîay în e case o Korea, were e Conucîan radîîon îs saîd o be now e sronges, Conucîanîsm as a cuura grammar reguaes e cusoms and e conscîousness o e Koreans. hereore, în order o undersand Eas Asîa socîeîes, one mus pay aenîon o Conucîanîsm. However, conusîon arîses due o e many posîîve înerpreaîons o Conucîanîsm coexîsîng aongsîde e many negaîve ones. Unî e mîd-1990s Conucîanîsm was apprecîaed as e moîvaîng power or economîc deveopmen în Eas Asîa. However, durîng e 997 Asîan inancîa crîsîs, Conucîanîsm was bamed as e maîn cuprî beînd e economîc probems. Even now Conucîanîsm îs crîîcîzed as a orm o auorîarîan euda eîcs. Ye, a e same îme,

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