Confucian Ethics by Kwong-Loi Shun
The Chinese ethical tradition has often been thought to oppose Western views of the self as autonomous and possessed of individual rights with views that emphasize the centrality of relationship and community to the self. The essays in this collection discuss the validity of that contrast as it concerns Confucianism, the single most influential Chinese school of thought. Alasdair MacIntyre, the single most influential philosopher to articulate the need for dialogue across traditions, contributes a concluding essay of commentary. This is the only consistently philosophical collection on Asia and human rights and could be used in courses on comparative ethics, political philosophy and Asian area studies.
"This volume is a scholarly work on the essential features of Confucian ethics" - Wing-cheuk Chan, Brock University
Kwong-loi Shun is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. David B. Wong is Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521796576 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521796571 |
| Title | Confucian Ethics |
| Author | Kwong-Loi Shun |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2004-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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