Description |
1 online resource (xii, 406 pages) |
Series |
Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ;; 43 |
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Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ;; v. 43.
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Contents |
pt. 1. Xunzi's moral philosophy -- Philosophy of human nature -- Dimensions of Li -- Ethical uses of the past -- The problem of conceptual unity -- The unity of virtues -- The possibility of ethical knowledge -- The ethical and the religious dimensions of Li -- Ethical significance of shame: insights of Aristotle and Xunzi -- pt. 2. Other studies in Chinese philosophy -- Practical causation and Confucian ethics -- Moral theory and the quality of life -- Confucian vision and the human community -- Ethical significance of Thomé H. Fang's philosophy -- Reason and principle in Chinese philosophy -- Emergence of the history of Chinese philosophy -- Xin (mind/heart) and moral failure: notes on an aspect of Mencius's moral psychology |
Summary |
";In this volume, distinguished philosopher Antonio S. Cua offers a collection of original studies on Xunzi, a leading classical Confucian thinker, and on other aspects of Chinese philosophy. While each essay individually makes an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy, the book as a whole represents a major scholarly achievement.";--Jacket |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-387) and indexes |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C. Xunzi.
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SUBJECT |
Xunzi. Xunzi. swd |
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Xunzi (Xunzi) fast |
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Philosophy, Confucian.
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Philosophy, Chinese -- To 221 B.C.
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RELIGION -- Confucianism.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Eastern.
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Philosophy, Chinese
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Philosophy, Confucian
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Philosophie
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Filosofie.
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Ethiek.
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China
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780813215976 |
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0813215978 |
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