Harmony, the bringing together of dissimilar elements in a manner
that coordinates these as parts of an organic whole, is central to
different aspects of human existence. In many cultures, harmony is
considered an important virtue. As a personal, social, or
environmental accomplishment, harmony has a place in everyday
conversation, political discourse, as well as academic scholarship.
In most Western societies, however, it has no such presence. This
volume introduces the virtue of harmony as a central aspect of the
good life into global ethics discourse, and shapes the trajectory
of ethics research in a manner that draws upon the resources of a
broad variety of cultural traditions. The volume comprises thirteen
essays that examine harmony against different cultural and
disciplinary backgrounds. A broad variety of cultural traditions
are represented, including the Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist,
Judaist, Greek, Christian, Islamic, African, and Native American
traditions. The volume's essays also represent different
disciplinary approaches, such as philosophy, religious studies,
linguistics, psychology, and political theory. Each contribution
focuses on some aspect of what harmony as a personal trait, social
disposition, or environmental outlook entails and describes how the
virtue may be cultivated-either by examining the way in which it
has been discussed in specific traditions of ethical, religious, or
political thought, or by developing a cross-cultural analysis of
the theory and practice of the virtue of harmony.
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