| 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 |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C. Xunzi.
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Philosophy, Chinese -- To 221 B.C.
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Philosophy, Confucian.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004002314 |
| ISBN |
0813215978 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813215976 (electronic bk.) |
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(cloth ; alk. paper) |
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