The Tao encounters the West
explorations in comparative philosophy
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Author
Publication
1999 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
58,500 words, Guess
Page Count
234 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL370958M
- ISBN-100791441350
- OCLC Control Number40105216
- OCLC Control Numbertaoencounterswes0000lich
- Library of Congress Control Number98031714
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2148995
- Goodreads2022826
Classifications
- DDC181/.11
- LCCB127.C65 L495 1999
Description
The relation between liberal democracy and Confucianism is explored by author Chenyang Li as he argues for a Chinese future where both coexist as independent value systems. This relationship is shown through a comparative study of Chinese and Western ideas and philosophies of being, truth, language, ethics, religion, and values. The book covers a wide range of philosophers and philosophies, including Aristotle, Zhuang Zi, Heidegger, Confucius, Kripke, and feminist care ethics. Li shows how a comparative approach to different patterns of thinking in Chinese and Western traditions sheds light on the intelligibility of Chinese multiple ethico-religious practice, which in turn supports the claim that democracy and Confucianism can coexist as independent value systems.
Subjects
Series Statement
- SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
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