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  • Considering, Questioning and Reimagining Harmony

    Multicultural, Multihistorical and Multidisciplinary Reflections

    Edited by Prof Karyn Lai, Prof Rick Benitez, Chenyang Li ...
    Are harmony and disruption mutually exclusive? This collection critically examines the concept of harmony and its association with perfection.Harmony is pursued by individuals, families, societies and nations as a fundamental value. Yet it often comes at the cost of freedom, creativity and individuality. This book explores ways in which it may be misleading to regard harmony as opposed to ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

    by Karyn Lai ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This second edition of An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy presents a comprehensive introduction to key ideas and arguments in early Chinese philosophy. Written in clear, accessible language, it explores philosophical traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism, and how they have shaped Chinese thought. Drawing on the key classical texts as well as up-to-date ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Cultivating a Good Life in Early Chinese and Ancient Greek Philosophy

    Perspectives and Reverberations

    Edited by Prof Karyn Lai, Prof Rick Benitez, Dr Hyun Jin Kim ...
    This bookengages in cross-tradition scholarship, investigating the processes associated with cultivating or nurturing the self in order to live good lives. Both Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophers provide accounts of the life lived well: a Confucian junzi, a Daoist sage and a Greek phronimos.By focusing on the processes rather than the aims of cultivating a good life, an international team of ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • Learning from Chinese Philosophies

    Ethics of Interdependent and Contextualised Self

    by Karyn Lai ...
    Series series Ashgate World Philosophies Series
    Learning from Chinese Philosophies engages Confucian and Daoist philosophies in creative interplay, developing a theory of interdependent selfhood in the two philosophical traditions. Karyn Lai draws on the unique insights of the two philosophies to address contemporary debates on ethics, community and government. Issues discussed include questions on selfhood, attachment, moral development, ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Skill and Mastery

    Philosophical Stories from the Zhuangzi

    Edited by Karyn Lai, Wai Wai Chiu ...
    Series series
    Skill and Mastery: Philosophical Stories from the Zhuangzi presents an illuminating analysis of skill stories from the Zhuangzi, a 4th century BCE Daoist text. In this intriguing text that subverts conventional norms and pursuits, ordinary activities such as swimming, cicada-catching and wheelmaking are executed with such remarkable efficacy and spontaneity that they seem like magical feats. An ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

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  • Chinese Philosophy

    An Introduction

    by Ronnie L. Littlejohn ...
    The philosophical traditions of China have arguably influenced more human beings than any other. China has been the home not only of its indigenous philosophical traditions of Confucianism and Daoism, but also of uniquely modified forms of Buddhism. As Ronnie L Littlejohn shows, these traditions have for thousands of years formed the bedrock of the longest continuing civilization on the planet; ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • China's Green Religion

    Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future

    by James Miller ...
    How can Daoism, China's indigenous religion, give us the aesthetic, ethical, political, and spiritual tools to address the root causes of our ecological crisis and construct a sustainable future? In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Oneness Hypothesis

    Beyond the Boundary of Self

    by Victoria Harrison, Donald L. M. Baxter, Lawrence Blum, Stephen R. L. Clark, Bradford Cokelet, Jay L. Garfield0, Kendy M. Hess1, Cho Geung Ho2, Tao Jiang3, Eva Feder Kittay4, Shaun Nichols5, Dimitri Putilin6, Michael R. Slater7, Nina Strohminger8, William B. Swann Jr.9, Sanaz Talaifar0, Justin Tiwald1, Mark Unno2 ...
    The idea that the self is inextricably intertwined with the rest of the world—the “oneness hypothesis”—can be found in many of the world’s philosophical and religious traditions. Oneness provides ways to imagine and achieve a more expansive conception of the self as fundamentally connected with other people, creatures, and things. Such views present profound challenges to Western ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • One Corner of the Square

    Essays on the Philosophy of Roger T. Ames

    by Joshua Mason, Dr. Attilio Adreini, Dr. Eiho Baba, Dr. Martin Schonfeld, Jim Behuniak, Kirill Thompson, Dr. Kurtis Hagen, Haiming Wen, Dr. Thorian R. Harris0, Dr. Brian Bruya1, Steven Coutinho2, Peter Wong3, Sarah A. Mattice4, Andrew Lambert5, Carine Defoort6, Dr. Daniel Coyle7, Dr. Marty H. Heitz8, Dr. Jinmei Yuan9, Dr. Joseph Harroff0, Dr. Geir Sigurdsson1, Dr. Vytis Sililus2, Dr. James D. Sellmann3, Dr. Jing Liu4, Dr. Kuan-Hung Chen5, Sor-hoon Tan6, Dr. Amy Olberding7, Dr. Sydney Morrow8, Dr. Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee9, Peter D. Hershock0, Dr. Jason Ananda Josephson Storm1, Dr. Lauren F. Pfister2, Dr. Meilin Chinn3 ...
    In a historical moment when cross-cultural communication proves both necessary and difficult, the work of comparative philosophy is timely. Philosophical resources for building a shared future marked by vitality and collaborative meaning-making are in high demand. Taking note of the present global philosophical situation, this collection of essays critically engages the scholarship of Roger T. ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Human Beings or Human Becomings?

    A Conversation with Confucianism on the Concept of Person

    Edited by Peter D. Hershock, Roger T. Ames ...
    Series series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
    Argues that Confucianism and other East Asian philosophical traditions can be resources for understanding and addressing current global challenges such as climate change and hunger.Great transformations are reshaping human life, social institutions, and the world around us, raising profound questions about our fundamental values. We now have the knowledge and the technical expertise, for instance, ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Key Concepts in World Philosophies

    A Toolkit for Philosophers

    Edited by Dr Sarah Flavel, Chiara Robbiano ...
    Crossing continents and running across centuries, Key Concepts in World Philosophies brings together the 45 core ideas associated with major Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, African, Ancient Greek, Indigenous and modern European philosophers.The universal theme of self-cultivation and transformation connects each concept. Each one seeks to change our understanding the world or the life we are ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

  • Comparative Approaches to Chinese Philosophy

    Edited by Bo Mou ...
    Series series Ashgate World Philosophies Series
    This anthology explores how Chinese and Western philosophies could jointly and constructively contribute to a common philosophical enterprise. Philosophers with in-depth knowledge of both traditions present a variety of distinct comparative approaches, offering a refined introduction to the further reaches of Chinese philosophy in the comparative context, especially regarding its three major ... Read more

    $59.99 USD