Chang, Wonsuk.

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.

9781438431925


Electronic books.

BL1853 -- .C73 2010eb

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