| Description |
1 online resource (73 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge Elements : Elements on women in the history of philosophy, 2634-4637 |
| Contents |
Yunjidang : the person and her world -- Im Yunjidang's neo-Confucian philosophy -- Im Yunjidang and Confucian feminism |
| Summary |
"This Element aims to critically examine the philosophical thought of Im Yunjidang (1721-93), a female Korean Neo-Confucian philosopher from the Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910), and to present her as a feminist thinker. Unlike most Korean women of her time, Yunjidang had the exceptional opportunity to be introduced to a major philosophical debate among Korean Neo-Confucians, which was focused on two core questions - whether sages and commoners share the same heart-mind and whether the natures of human beings and animals are identical. In the course of engaging in this debate, she was able to reformulate Neo-Confucian metaphysics and the ethics of moral self-cultivation, culminating in her bold ideas of the moral equality between men and women and the possibility of female sagehood. By proposing a "stage approach" to feminism that is also sensitive to the cultural context, this Element shows that Yunjidang's philosophical thought could be best captured in terms of Confucian feminism"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Im, Yunjidang, 1721-1793
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| SUBJECT |
Im, Yunjidang, 1721-1793. fast (OCoLC)fst00454804 |
| Subject |
Women philosophers -- Korea -- Biography
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Neo-Confucianism -- Korea -- History -- 18th century
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Feminist theory -- Korea -- History -- 18th century
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Philosophy, Korean -- History
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Neo-Confucianism.
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Women philosophers.
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Korea.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022034531 |
| ISBN |
9781009024068 |
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100902406X |
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