Confucianism in Context : Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture Series .
- SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture Series .
Confucianism in Context -- Confucianism in Context -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Confucian Tradition-An Evolving Narrative -- 1: Transmitting the Dao: Chinese Confucianism -- 2: The History of Confucianism in Korea -- 3: The History of Confucianism in Japan -- 4: What Is Confucianism? -- 5: Confucian Person in the Making -- 6: Confucianism and Democracy -- 7: Confucianism and Human Rights -- 8: The Short Happy Life of Boston Confucianism -- 9: A Feminist Appropriation of Confucianism -- 10: Confucian Trajectories on Environmental Understanding -- Appendix I: List of Names -- Appendix II: Historical Periods of China, Japan, and Korea -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
A wide-ranging consideration of Confucianism for Western readers.