| Description |
xix, 336 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Metaphors of Identity. 1. The Problematic of Self in Western Thought. 2. The Focus-Field Self in Classical Confucianism. 3. The Focus-Field Self in Classical Daoism. 4. Chinese Sexism -- Pt. II. "Truth" as a Test Case of Cultural Comparison. 5. Excursus on Method. 6. Cultural Requisites for a Theory of Truth in China. 7. A Pragmatic Understanding of the Way (Dao [actual symbol not reproducible]) -- Pt. III. Transcendence and Immanence as Cultural Clues. 8. The Decline of Transcendence in the West. 9. Tian [actual symbol not reproducible] and Dao [actual symbol not reproducible] as Nontranscendent Fields. 10. The Chinese Community without Transcendence |
| Summary |
This book continues a comparative project begun with the authors' Thinking Through Confucius and Anticipating China. It continues the comparative discussions by focusing upon three concepts - self, truth, transcendence - which best illuminate the distinctive characters of the two cultures. "Self" specifies the meaning of the human subject, "truth" considers that subject's manner of relating to the world of which it is a part, and "transcendence" raises the issue as to whether the self/world relationship is grounded in something other than the elements resourced immediately in self and world. Considered together, the discussions of these concepts advertise in a most dramatic fashion the intellectual barriers currently existing between Chinese and Western thinkers. More importantly, these discussions reformulate Chinese and Western vocabularies in a manner that will enhance the possibilities of intercultural communication |
| Analysis |
Philosophy, Chinese |
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Philosophy |
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Philosophy, Comparative |
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East and West |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-330) and index. English |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-330) and index |
| Subject |
East and West.
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Philosophy, Chinese.
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Philosophy, Comparative.
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Philosophy.
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| Author |
Ames, Roger T., 1947-
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| LC no. |
97024491 |
| ISBN |
0791436136 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0791436144 paperback alkaline paper |
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