Moral Vision and Tradition by Antonio S Cua

Moral Vision and Tradition by Antonio S Cua

This volume offers a comprehensive philosophical study of Confucian ethics-its basic insights and its relevance to contemporary Western moral philosophy. Distinguished writer and philosopher A. S. Cua presents fourteen essays which deal with various problems arising in the philosophical explication of the nature of Chinese ethical thought. Offering a unique analytical approach, Cua focuses on the conceptual and dialectical aspects of Confucian ethics. Among the topics discussed are: the nature and significance of the Chinese Confucian moral vision of tao; the complementary insights of Classical Taoism, namely of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu; and the logical and rhetorical aspects of Confucian ethics. Perhaps more relevant to contemporary East-West ethical discourse, several essays present an introduction to a systematic Confucian moral philosophy. Cua explains the idea of a living, Confucian, ethical tradition and highlights the problem of interpreting the cardinal concepts of Confucian ethics as an ethics of virtue. Much of the effort is spent in shaping concepts such as jen (humanity), I (rightness), and li (ritual propriety) in the light of the Confucian ideal or vision of tao. Cua concludes with a discussion of the possibility of reasoned discourse, aiming at a resolution of intercultural, ethical conflict. This book will appeal to a broad spectrum of scholars interested in ethics, Chinese philosophy, comparative Chinese and Western ethical thought, and Confucianism.

Antonio S. Cua, currently on the faculty at The Catholic University of America, is a past president of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, and past president and chairman of the Executive Board of the International Society of Chinese Philosophy. Professor Cua's works include Ethical Argumentation: A Study in Hsü¾˜¶˜¼n Tzu'sMoral Epistemology, Unity of Knowledge and Action: AStudy in Wang Yang-Ming's Moral Psychology, and many other books and journal articles.

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ISBN 13	9780813230542
ISBN 10	0813230543
Title	Moral Vision and Tradition
Author	Antonio S Cua
Series	Studies In Philosophy And The History Of Philosophy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Catholic University of America Press
Year published	2018-02-28
Number of pages	277
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