"Confucianism" presents the history and salient tenets of Confucian thought, and discusses its viability, from both a social and a philosophical point of view, in the modern world. Despite most of the major Confucian texts having been translated into English, there remains a surprising lack of straightforward textbooks on Confucian philosophy in any Western language. Those that do exist are often oriented from the point of view of Western philosophy - or, worse, a peculiar school of thought within Western philosophy - and advance correspondingly skewed interpretations of Confucianism. This book seeks to rectify this situation. It guides readers through the philosophies of the three major classical Confucians: Confucius (551-479 BCE), Mencius (372-289 BCE?) and Xunzi (fl. 3rd cent. BCE), and concludes with an overview of later Confucian revivals and the standing of Confucianism today.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781844651771
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-84465-177-1
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.10.2010
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2010
- Serie: Ancient Philosophies
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 317 g
- Seiten: 240
- Format (B x H): 138 x 216 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt