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Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), a Ming loyalist, was forced to find
solutions for both cultural and political crises of his time. In
this book Mingran Tan provides a comprehensive review of Wang
Fuzhi's understanding of historical events and his interpretation
of the Confucian classics. Tan explains what kind of Confucian
system Wang Fuzhi was trying to construct according to his motto,
"The Six Classics require me to create something new". He sought a
basis for Confucian values such as filial piety, humanity and
ritual propriety from political, moral and cosmological
perspectives, arguing that they could cultivate a noble
personality, beatify political governance, and improve social and
cosmological harmony. This inspired Wang Fuzhi's attempt to
establish a syncretic blend of the three branches of
Neo-Confucianism, i.e., Zhu Xi's (1130-1200) philosophy of
principle , Wang Yangming's (1472-1529) philosophy of mind and
Zhang Zai's (1020-1077) philosophy of qi (material force). The most
thorough work on Wang Fuzhi available in English, this study
corrects some general misunderstanding of the nature of Wang
Fuzhi's philosophy and helps readers to understand Wang Fuzhi from
an organic perspective. Building upon previous scholars' research
on Wang Fuzhi's notion of moral cultivation, Tan gives a
comprehensive understanding of how Wang Fuzhi improves social and
cosmological harmony through compliance with Confucian rituals.
This book summarizes the author's extensive research on Confucian
morality issues and focuses on elaborating the extremely important
and unique role of moral thought in Confucian ideology. The book
shares the author's own standpoints on a range of issues -
including where moral thoughts originated, what the major
principles are, and what methods were adopted in Confucianism - to
form a comprehensive and in-depth interpretation, and help readers
achieve a better understanding. Moreover, the book focuses on the
similarities and differences between Chinese and western cultures
and presents an in-depth analysis of the differences and roots
regarding various aspects, including Chinese and western historical
development paths, thoughts and cultures, national spirits,
national mentalities, and social governance models. The formation
of either culture has its own practical reasons and historical
roots. The book represents a major contribution, helping readers
understand the similarities and differences between Chinese and
western cultures and social civilizations, enabling them to
integrate and learn from Chinese and western cultures, and
promoting a better development for Chinese society and the
international community alike. Combining detailed data and an
approachable style, it contributes to the legacy of Confucianism by
applying a critical attitude. The author thinks out of the box in
terms of theoretical analysis and studies on certain issues. As
such, the book will be of great academic value in terms of studying
China's ideological culture, especially its morality culture, and
will benefit scholars and research institutions alike.
This book offers a new edition, with English translation and
commentary, of the Kitab al-Madhal, which opens Avicenna's (d.
1037) most comprehensive summa of Peripatetic philosophy, namely
the Kitab al-Sifa'. For the first time, the text is established
together with a stemma codicum showing the genealogical relations
among 34 manuscripts, the twelfth-century Latin translation, and
the literal quotations by Avicenna's first and second-generation
students. In this book, Avicenna's reappraisal of Porphyry's
Isagoge is examined from both a historical and a philosophical
point of view. The key-features of Avicenna's theory of predicables
are analyzed in the General Introduction and in the Commentary both
in their own right and against the background of the Greek and
Arabic exegetical tradition. Readers shall find in this book the
first systematic study of the Madhal which, in addition to being
the only logical work of the Sifa' ever transmitted in its entirety
both in Arabic and in Latin, is crucial for understanding
Avicenna's conception of universal predicables at the crossroads
between logic and metaphysics.
This edited volume presents a comprehensive examination of
contemporary Confucian philosophy from its roots in the late 19th
century to the present day. It provides a thorough introduction to
the major philosophers and topics in contemporary Confucian
philosophy. The individual chapters study the central figures in
20th century Confucian philosophy in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong,
as well as the important influences on recent Confucian philosophy.
In addition, topical chapters focus on contemporary Confucian
theory of knowledge, ethics, politics, aesthetics, and views of
human nature. The volume brings together scholars from around the
world to provide a sound overview of the philosophy of the period
and illustrate the important current debates. Confucian philosophy
has been undergoing a revival in China for more than three decades,
and this book presents the most significant work of the past
century and more. By giving a detailed account of the philosophical
positions involved, explaining the terminology of contemporary
Confucian philosophy, and situating the views in their historical
context, this volume enables the reader to understand what is at
stake and evaluate the arguments.
Contents Include CONFUCIANISM Confucius and the Confucian School
Religious Ideas of the Confucian Classes Confucian Ethics Modern
Confucianism TAOISM Lao-tzu The Tao-Teth-Ching Later Taoist Writers
Modern TaoismKeywords: Confucian Ethics Confucian School Lao Tzu
Confucianism Taoism Religious Ideas Confucius Taoist Tao
"The New Space: Genesis and Background, " author Bahman
Bazargani considers the idea that the quasi-aesthetic focus of
attraction of the polytheistic era was the brave hero. This
quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction overshadows all the other
parameters of that paradigm. Liberty in that paradigm meant the
liberty of moving in these dimensions. In contrast, during the
monotheistic paradigm, the meaning of liberty was drastically
changed and overshadowed by the quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction
of that paradigm that is by the eternity/other world.
Barzagani further strives to show that the era of reason was
somehow an autocratic era that had a great impression upon the
modern time while it was philosophically more tolerant to the two
centuries before. Throughout "The New Space: Genesis and
Background, " he examines the changes that the concept of liberty
experiences from the classic teachings to the present and the new
quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction, which as a metavalue and the
"true" meaning of life overshadows all the other social values. He
posits that although there is a consensus that liberty us the
meaning of life, but that there is no consensus on the meaning of
liberty.
Finally, Bazargani comes to the conclusion that horizontal
respect is a new principle that can be the new quasi-aesthetic
focus of attraction and a metavalue that would overshadow all the
social values even liberty itself-the beginning of the new space,
pluralist mega space.
Persia is home to one of the few civilizations in the world that
has had a continuous tradition of philosophical thought for over
two and a half millennia. As Islamic theology developed in the
Middle Ages, many of its schools interacted with existing Persian
philosophical currents and evolved into a distinctive philosophical
'Kalam', or dogmatic theology. Among the definitive masters of both
Shi'i and Sunni theologians were numerous Persians, chief among
them Al-Ghazzali and Fakhr al-Din Al-Razi, who are prominently
represented here. Important selections from both Shi'i and Sunni
theological schools (including Mu'tazila and Ash'ariyya) are
included in the volume, many of which have never before been
available in translation in the West until now.
Here is a book you will appreciate even if you have read many
Buddhist books. This book expounds the Dharma in a very lucid way
and illuminates the Heart Sutra from Buddhism's apex of psychology
and philosophy. This book is a sharp weapon useful for cutting the
root of ignorance. It is one thing to talk about or read about the
meaning of life and quite another to move through the levels of
wisdom to actually live that meaning. Here you'll find a detailed
map of the journey to meaning.
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