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The Confucian Philosophy of Harmony (Paperback)
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The Confucian Philosophy of Harmony (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy
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Harmony is a concept essential to Confucianism and to the way of
life of past and present people in East Asia. Integrating methods
of textual exegesis, historical investigation, comparative
analysis, and philosophical argumentation, this book presents a
comprehensive treatment of the Confucian philosophy of harmony. The
book traces the roots of the concept to antiquity, examines its
subsequent development, and explicates its theoretical and
practical significance for the contemporary world. It argues that,
contrary to a common view in the West, Confucian harmony is not
mere agreement but has to be achieved and maintained with creative
tension. Under the influence of a Weberian reading of Confucianism
as "adjustment" to a world with an underlying fixed cosmic order,
Confucian harmony has been systematically misinterpreted in the
West as presupposing an invariable grand scheme of things that
pre-exists in the world to which humanity has to conform. The book
shows that Confucian harmony is a dynamic, generative process,
which seeks to balance and reconcile differences and conflicts
through creativity. Illuminating one of the most important concepts
in Chinese philosophy and intellectual history, this book is of
interest to students of Chinese studies, history and philosophy in
general and eastern philosophy in particular.
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