Human nature, ritual, and history : studies in Xunzi and Chinese philosophy /
Cua, A. S. 1932-2007,
Human nature, ritual, and history : studies in Xunzi and Chinese philosophy / Studies in Xunzi and Chinese philosophy by Antonio S. Cua. - Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (xii, 406 pages). - Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; 43 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
part 1. Xunzi's moral philosophy -- Philosophy of human nature -- Dimensions of Li -- Ethical uses of the past -- The problem of conceptual unity -- The unity of virtues -- The possibility of ethical knowledge -- The ethical and the religious dimensions of Li -- Ethical significance of shame: insights of Aristotle and Xunzi -- part 2. Other studies in Chinese philosophy -- Practical causation and Confucian ethics -- Moral theory and the quality of life -- Confucian vision and the human community -- Ethical significance of Thomé H. Fang's philosophy -- Reason and principle in Chinese philosophy -- Emergence of the history of Chinese philosophy -- Xin (mind/heart) and moral failure: notes on an aspect of Mencius's moral psychology.
"In this volume, distinguished philosopher Antonio S. Cua offers a collection of original studies on Xunzi, a leading classical Confucian thinker, and on other aspects of Chinese philosophy. While each essay individually makes an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy, the book as a whole represents a major scholarly achievement."--Jacket.
9780813215976
Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C --
Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C --
Philosophy-Ancient
Philosophy, Confucian.
Philosophy, Chinese--To 221 B.C.
Electronic Books.
B128 / .H863 2005
Human nature, ritual, and history : studies in Xunzi and Chinese philosophy / Studies in Xunzi and Chinese philosophy by Antonio S. Cua. - Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (xii, 406 pages). - Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; 43 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
part 1. Xunzi's moral philosophy -- Philosophy of human nature -- Dimensions of Li -- Ethical uses of the past -- The problem of conceptual unity -- The unity of virtues -- The possibility of ethical knowledge -- The ethical and the religious dimensions of Li -- Ethical significance of shame: insights of Aristotle and Xunzi -- part 2. Other studies in Chinese philosophy -- Practical causation and Confucian ethics -- Moral theory and the quality of life -- Confucian vision and the human community -- Ethical significance of Thomé H. Fang's philosophy -- Reason and principle in Chinese philosophy -- Emergence of the history of Chinese philosophy -- Xin (mind/heart) and moral failure: notes on an aspect of Mencius's moral psychology.
"In this volume, distinguished philosopher Antonio S. Cua offers a collection of original studies on Xunzi, a leading classical Confucian thinker, and on other aspects of Chinese philosophy. While each essay individually makes an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy, the book as a whole represents a major scholarly achievement."--Jacket.
9780813215976
Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C --
Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C --
Philosophy-Ancient
Philosophy, Confucian.
Philosophy, Chinese--To 221 B.C.
Electronic Books.
B128 / .H863 2005