Confucianism: Its Roots and Global Significance

Ming-huei Lee

Open Access Published by University of Hawaii Press 2017

Confucianism

Its Roots and Global Significance

Ming-huei Lee
Edited by: David Jones , Roger T. Ames and Peter D. Hershock

In the series Confucian Cultures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824867331

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“In Confucianism: Its Roots and Global Significance, English language readers get a rare opportunity to read the work in a single volume of one of Taiwan’s most distinguished scholars. Although Lee Ming-huei has published in English before, the corpus of his non-Chinese writings is in German. Readers of this volume will discover the hard-mindedness and precision of thinking associated with German philosophy as they enter into Lee’s discussions of Confucianism. Progressing through the book, they will be constantly reminded that all philosophy should be truly comparative. . . .

“The work is divided into three parts: Classical Confucianism and Its Modern Re-Interpretations, Neo-Confucianism in China and Korea, and Ethics and Politics. These sections reveal the full range of Lee Ming-huei’s thinking, including his view of Confucian philosophy’s reach to encompass the whole of East Asia, Korea in particular. In the Ethics and Politics section, readers get a taste of Lee’s return to his own tradition through the lens of Kantian philosophy with his analysis of Confucius and Virtue Ethics. His thinking through Mou Zongsan’s interpretation of Confucianism, Zhu Xi, and the Huxiang scholars’ debate on ren and the unfolding of discussions over the ‘four buddings’ and ‘seven feelings’ in Korea by Yi Toegye and Gi Gobong set up the subsequent chapters of the book: a reconstruction of Wang Yangming’s philosophy and theories of democracy and a critique of Jiang Qing’s ‘Political Confucianism.’ To be sure, the interrelated ideas and arguments presented here contribute significantly to the Confucian project in English-speaking countries across the world.” —from the Editor’s Foreword

Author / Editor information

Lee Ming-huei :

Ming-huei Lee is research fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, Taipei, and professor at the Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University, and the Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan.Jones David :

David Jones is professor of philosophy at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta.Ames Roger T. :

Roger T. Ames is Distinguished Humanities Chair Professor at Peking University, a Berggruen Fellow, and former professor of philosophy at the University of Hawai‘i.Hershock Peter D. :

Peter D. Hershock is director of the Asian Studies Development Program and education specialist at the East-West Center in Honolulu.Ming-huei Lee (Author)
Ming-huei Lee is research fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, Taipei, and professor at the Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University, and the Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan.

David Jones (Editor)
David Jones is professor of philosophy at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Series Editors’ Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Editor’s Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: Destinies and Prospects of the Confucian Traditions in Modern East Asia Open Access Download PDF	1
PART I: Classical Confucianism and Its Modern Reinterpretations
1. Mou Zongsan’s Interpretation of Confucianism: Some Hermeneutical Reflections Open Access Download PDF	13
2. Modern New Confucians on the Religiousness of Confucianism Open Access Download PDF	26
PART II: Neo-Confucianism in China and Korea
3. The Debate on Ren between Zhu Xi and Huxiang Scholars Open Access Download PDF	41
4. The Four-Seven Debate between Yi Toegye and Gi Gobong and Its Philosophical Purport Open Access Download PDF	54
PART III: Ethics and Politics
5. Wang Yangming’s Philosophy and Modern Theories of Democracy: A Reconstructive Interpretation Open Access Download PDF	79
6. Confucianism, Kant, and Virtue Ethics Open Access Download PDF	92
7. A Critique of Jiang Qing’s “Political Confucianism” Open Access Download PDF	102
Notes Open Access Download PDF	113
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	135
Index Open Access Download PDF	149

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 192

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Published: November 5, 2018
ISBN: 9780824867331