Confucian Reflections

Author : Philip J Ivanhoe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135012366

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Confucian Reflections: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times is about the early Chinese Confucian classic the "Analects" Lunyu, attributed to the founder of the Confucian tradition, Kongzi (551-479 bce) and who is more commonly referred to as "Confucius" in the West. Philip J. Ivanhoe argues that the Analects is as relevant and important today as it has proven to be over the course of its more than 2000 year history, not only for the people who live in East Asian societies but for all human beings. The fact that this text has inspired so many talented people for so long, across a range of complex, creative, rich, and fascinating cultures offers a strong prima facie reason for thinking that the insights the Analects contains are not bound by either the particular time or cultural context in which the text took shape.

Author : P. J. Ivanhoe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190492014

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Three Streams by P. J. Ivanhoe Pdf

Recent interest in Confucianism has a tendency to suffer from essentialism and idealism, manifested in a variety of ways. One example is to think of Confucianism in terms of the views attributed to one representative of the tradition, such as Kongzi (Confucius) (551-479 BCE) or Mengzi (Mencius) (372 - 289 BCE) or one school or strand of the tradition, most often the strand or tradition associated with Mengzi or, in the later tradition, that formed around the commentaries and interpretation of Zhu Xi (1130-1200). Another such tendency is to think of Confucianism in terms of its manifestations in only one country; this is almost always China for the obvious reasons that China is one of the most powerful and influential states in the world today. A third tendency is to present Confucianism in terms of only one period or moment in the tradition; for example, among ethical and political philosophers, pre-Qin Confucianism--usually taken to be the writings attributed to Kongzi, Mengzi, and, if we are lucky, Xunzi (479-221 BCE)--often is taken as "Confucianism." These and other forms of essentialism and idealism have led to a widespread and deeply entrenched impression that Confucianism is thoroughly homogenous and monolithic (these often are "facts" mustered to support the purportedly oppressive, authoritarian, and constricted nature of the tradition); such impressions can be found throughout East Asia and dominate in the West. This is quite deplorable for it gives us no genuine sense of the creatively rich, philosophically powerful, highly variegated, and still very much open-ended nature of the Confucian tradition. This volume addresses this misconstrual and misrepresentation of Confucianism by presenting a philosophically critical account of different Confucian thinkers and schools, across place (China, Korea, and Japan) and time (the 10th to 19th centuries).

Author : Philip J Ivanhoe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135012373

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Confucian Reflections by Philip J Ivanhoe Pdf

Confucian Reflections: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times is about the early Chinese Confucian classic the "Analects" Lunyu, attributed to the founder of the Confucian tradition, Kongzi (551-479 bce) and who is more commonly referred to as "Confucius" in the West. Philip J. Ivanhoe argues that the Analects is as relevant and important today as it has proven to be over the course of its more than 2000 year history, not only for the people who live in East Asian societies but for all human beings. The fact that this text has inspired so many talented people for so long, across a range of complex, creative, rich, and fascinating cultures offers a strong prima facie reason for thinking that the insights the Analects contains are not bound by either the particular time or cultural context in which the text took shape.

Author : Zhu, Xi
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0819183725

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Further Reflections on Things at Hand by Zhu, Xi Pdf

Chu Hsi (1130-1200), the renowned Chinese philosopher, lived during what is sometimes referred to as a "renaissance" in Chinese historyóa time of commercial expansion and intellectual innovation. Available for the first time in English, Chu Hsi's Sequel to Reflections on Things at Hand (Su chin-ssu-lu) is a collection of his sayings and writings, including personal letters, complete with commentaries and biographical notes. Wittenborn's Introduction provides a historical context for Chu Hsi's work and Neo-Confucianism. Contents: Introduction; The Background of Chu Hsi's Philosophy; The Metaphysical Dimension of Chu Hsi's Philosophy; The Psychological Dimension of Chu Hsi's Philosophy; The Su chin-ssu-lu.

Author : Philip J. Ivanhoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:963930815

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Three Streams by Philip J. Ivanhoe Pdf

Author : P. J. Ivanhoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
ISBN : 0190492031

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Duty, Love, and HeavenConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Homa & Sekey Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Confucian ethics
ISBN : 9781931907347

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A Topography of Confucian Discourse by Anonim Pdf

Throughout history, numerous scholars and intellectuals have tried to define Confucianism one way or another. Despite their efforts, the voices of those who claim to have found the essence of Confucianism are as much at odds as ever. A Topography of Confucian Discourse analyzes Confucian discussion in diverse historical settings, examining how Confucianism has served the different purposes of biased interpreters and how they have manipulated Confucian discourse. To explore their hidden desires, Lee Seung-hwan critically observes various historical contexts in which people interpreted Confucianism: in the heyday of the Jesuit Missionaries, the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, the period of Western Imperialism, late twentieth-century postmodern America, Tokugawa Japan, Choson Korea, China, Taiwan, South Korea, as well as Singapore. The author successfully historicizes Confucian discourse, explaining why, against a certain political background, a certain view on Confucianism has to arise. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lee Seung-hwan received his PhD from the University of Hawaii. A professor of philosophy at Korea University, Lee has authored several books including The Sociopolitical Re-illumination of Confucian Thought and The Exchange of E-Mail between the West and the East for 127 Days. Lee has been known as a progressive philosopher of Chinese philosophy and has dealt with the inherent conflicts in liberal political thought. ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR Jaeyoon Song is a PhD candidate at Harvard University and is interested in Chinese intellectual history and philosophy. He is currently working on Song discourse on government, especially the rise of a proto-constitutional debate in Southern Song China.

Author : Daniel K. Gardner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684172542

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Chu Hsi and the “Ta Hsueh”: Neo-Confucian Reflection on the Confucian Canon by Daniel K. Gardner Pdf

In 1190, Chu Hsi published an edition of the Four Books, which he ragarded as the basic curriculum for Confucian eduction. Of the four, he recommended that the Ta-hsueh be read first, calling it the "outline for learning." This is a study of the Ta-hsueh text, its history prior to the Sung dynasty, its new prominence in the Sung, and the reasons why Chu Hsi found the text so intellectualy and philosophically compelling. Includes an original annotated translation of the text.

Author : Edward Y. J. Chung
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824855840

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A Korean Confucian Way of Life and Thought by Edward Y. J. Chung Pdf

Yi Hwang (1501–1570)—best known by his literary name, T’oegye—is one of the most eminent thinkers in the history of East Asian philosophy and religion. His Chasŏngnok (Record of self-reflection) is a superb Korean Neo-Confucian text: an eloquent collection of twenty-two scholarly letters and four essays written to his close disciples and junior colleagues. These were carefully selected by T’oegye himself after self-reflecting (chasŏng) on his practice of personal cultivation. The Chasŏngnok continuously guided T’oegye and inspired others on the true Confucian way (including leading Neo-Confucians in Tokugawa Japan) while it criticized Buddhism and Daoism. Its philosophical merit rivals T’oegye’s monumental Sŏnghak sipto (Ten diagrams on sage learning) and “Four-Seven Debate Letters”; however, as a testament of T’oegye’s character, scholarship, and teaching, the Chasŏngnok is of greater interest. The work engages with his holistic knowledge and experience of self-cultivation by articulating textual and historical material on various key doctrines and ideas. It is an inspiring practical guide that reveals the depth of T’oegye’s learning and spirituality. The present volume offers a fully annotated translation of the Chasŏngnok. Following a groundbreaking discussion of T’oegye’s life and ideas according to the Chasŏngnok and his other major writings, it presents the core of his thought in six interrelated sections: “Philosophy of Principle,” “Human Nature and Emotions,” “Against Buddhism and Daoism,” “True Learning,” “Self-Cultivation,” and “Reverence and Spiritual Cultivation.” The bibliography offers a current catalogue of primary sources and modern works in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English. As the first comprehensive study of the Chasŏngnok, this book is a welcome addition to current literature on Korean classics and East Asian philosophy and religion. By presenting T’oegye’s thought-provoking contributions, it sheds new light on the vitality of Confucian wisdom, thereby affording scholars and students with an excellent primary source for East Asian studies in general and Confucian studies in particular.

Author : Weigang Chen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004255937

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Confucian Marxism by Weigang Chen Pdf

Buttressed by an autocratic system, China’s colossal economic growth over the past decades seems to have had the paradoxical effect of undermining the foundation of Western domination but at the same time invigorating Eurocentricism. In particular, it highlights the current relevance of the central conviction of Weber’s Orient: the absence of civic roots in non-Western societies will create a kind of “uncivic” capitalist system in which one has no choice but to seek to compensate for instabilities through authoritarian institutions. Does this mean that the West may alone afford to harmonize political stability with the universalistic ideal of justice as the basic structure of society? If not, how then is it possible to develop a notion of the primacy of social justice that transcends the limits of liberal democracy? This book aims at addressing these timely questions by drawing on “Confucian Marxism”—a distinctive perspective on civil society.

Author : Kim Kyong-Dong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789811036262

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Confucianism and Modernization in East Asia by Kim Kyong-Dong Pdf

Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries and identifying multiple waves of modernization, this book illustrates how principles originating in Chinese Confucianism have impacted the modernization of East Asia, especially in Korea. It also analyzes how such principles are exercised at personal, interpersonal and organizational levels. As modernization unfolds in East Asia, there is a rising interest in tradition of Confucianism and reconsider the relevance of Confucianism to global development. This book considers the actual historical significance of Confucianism in the modernization of the three nations in this region, China, Korea, and Japan through the nineteenth century and early twentieth century to the aftermath of the end of World War II. Examining the existing literature dealing with how Confucianism has been viewed in connection with modernization, it provides insight into western attitudes towards Confucianism and the changes in perceptions relative to Asia in the very process of modernization itself.

Author : Daniel K. Gardner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001057996

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Chu Hsi and the Ta-hsueh by Daniel K. Gardner Pdf

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- From the Five Classics to the Four Books: A Schematic Overview -- The Ta-hsueh before Chu Hsi -- Chu Hsi's Work on the Ta-hsueh -- Chu Hsi's Reading of the Ta-hsueh -- Notes -- Preface to the Greater Learning in Chapters and Verses -- Chinese Text of the Ta-Hsueh Chang-Chü and the “Chi Ta-Hsueh Hou” -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Author : Kwong-Loi Shun,David B. Wong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521796571

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Confucian Ethics by Kwong-Loi Shun,David B. Wong Pdf

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Author : Zhu, Xi,Wing-tsit Chan
Publisher : UNESCO Collection of Represent
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1967-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0231028199

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Reflections on Things at Hand by Zhu, Xi,Wing-tsit Chan Pdf

Author : Canglong Wang
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000909432

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The Rise of Confucian Citizens in China by Canglong Wang Pdf

This book explores the relationship between Confucianism and citizenship and the rise of Confucian citizens in contemporary China. Combining theoretical and empirical approaches to the topic, the book constructs new frameworks to examine the nuances and complexities of Confucianism and citizenship, exploring the process of citizen-making through Confucian education. By re-evaluating the concept of citizenship as a Western construct and therefore challenging the popular characterization of Confucianism and citizenship as incompatible, this book posits that a new type of citizen, the Confucian citizen, is on the rise in 21st-century China. The book’s clear, accessible style makes it essential reading for students and scholars interested in citizenship, Confucianism and Chinese studies, and those with an interest in religion and philosophy more generally.