Neo-Confucianism is the sophisticated revival of Confucian
theorizing, responding to challenges from Buddhism and Daoism,
which began around 1000 C.E. and came to dominate the Chinese
intellectual scene for centuries thereafter. What would happen if
we took Neo-Confucianism and its central ideal of sagehood
seriously as contemporary philosophy? Sagehood represents supreme
human virtue: a flawless, empathetic responsiveness to every
situation in which one finds oneself. How could this be possible?
How might one work toward such a state? According to
Neo-Confucians, we should all strive to become sages, whether or
not we ultimately achieve it. Taking neo-Confucianism seriously
means to explore the ways that its theories of psychology, ethics,
education, and politics engage with the views of contemporary
philosophers. Angle's book is therefore both an exposition of
Neo-Confucian philosophy and a sustained dialogue with many leading
Western thinkers--and especially with those philosophers leading
the current renewal of interest in virtue ethics. The book's
significance is two-fold: it argues for a new stage in the
development of contemporary Confucian philosophy, and it
demonstrates the value to Western philosophers of engaging with the
Neo-Confucian tradition.
"Rarely is a work in comparative philosophy itself an original
philosophical contribution. But that is the case in this instance
in which Angle brings Neo-Confucian philosophy into fruitful
conversation with contemporary Western, virtue-ethics based
analytic philosophers.The result is a presentation of
Neo-Confucianism that advances it beyond any previous
Neo-Confucian: Angle is the best in the line so far, at least among
those writing or written about in English." - Robert Cummings
Neville, The Review of Metaphysics
"This book does an outstanding job of engaging a wide range of
sources not only from different areas of philosophy (such as virtue
ethics and Chinese philosophy) but also from the disciplines of
religious studies and Asian studies. Indeed, one thing that makes
this book worth reading is the way it puts new and interesting
sources into conversation with one another in order to shed new
light on the topics at hand. While this work is certainly
recommended for specialists in comparative ethics and Chinese
philosophy, it is also a resource for philosophers interested in
learning how non-Western philosophy might potentially contribute to
work in ethics today." - Eric Cline, Mind
"Throughout the book, Angle makes good use of recent empirical
studies. His book is very accessible for readers with a wide
variety of backgrounds. Philosophers with no background in Chinese
thought will find challenging and interesting discussions of many
issues relevant to their own work. Furthermore, I think this book
is also quite appropriate to assign to strong undergraduate
students. I recommend it highly." - Bryan W. van Norden, Notre Dame
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