Confucian Ethics: A Comparative Study of Self, Autonomy, and Community

Shun, Kwong-Loi (Editor)/ Wong, David B. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521796571 / ISBN 13: 9780521796576

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2004

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228 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Confucian Ethics: A Comparative Study of Self, Autonomy, and Community
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521796571
• ISBN 13: 9780521796576
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

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, who has significantly articulated the need for dialogue across traditions, contributes a concluding essay of commentary.)

About the Authors

Kwong-loi Shun is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.

David B. Wong is Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.