Harmony in Chinese Thought

A Philosophical Introduction

Chenyang Li, Dascha Düring, Sai Hang Kwok (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

316 Seiten

2021
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
9781538147009 (ISBN)

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He (?), or harmony, has traditionally been a central concept in Chinese thought, and to this day continues to shape the way in which people in China and East Asia think about ethics and politics. Yet, there is no systematic and comprehensive introduction of harmony as has been variously articulated in different Chinese schools. This edited volume aims to fill this gap. The individual contributions elaborate the conceptions of harmony as these were exemplified in central Chinese schools of thought, including Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, Buddhism, and trace their impact on contemporary Chinese philosophy. The volume explores the various meanings and implications of harmony so as to consider its relevance as a value and virtue in the modern world. It provides an accessible but substantial introductory work for readers interested in learning about pertinent core concepts and theories in Chinese thought, as well as engages specialists in Chinese philosophy by explicating its implications for ethical, political, epistemological, and metaphysical reflection as the basic point of reference.

Chenyang Li is professor of philosophy at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Sai Hang Kwok is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Macau. Dascha Düring is a postdoctoral fellow of the School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: In Search of Harmony
Section I: Historical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 1: “He (?)”, Concept Cluster of Harmony in Early China
Chapter 2: Music and the Concept of Harmony as Seen in Unearthed Manuscripts
Chapter 3: Active Harmony, Passive Harmony, Freedom, and Domination
Section II: Daoism
4. Divergent Models of Harmony From the Zhuangzi
Chapter 5: “Being Cool with Something (he zhi??):” Conflict Resolution in the Zhuangzi
Chapter 6: Emptying the Body: The Space of Harmonization in Han Daoism
Section III: Confucianism
Chapter 7: Confucian Harmony as Ritual Synchronicity
Chapter 8: Harmony as Hermeneutic Openness: Aesthetic Perspectives on Confucian Harmony
Section IV: Contending Voices of Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism
Chapter 9: Tong: A Mohist Response to the Confucian Harmony
Chapter 10: The Divergence between the Confucian and Legalist Quest for Harmony
Chapter 11: Harmony and Nature: Thoughts from Laozi and Shen Dao
Chapter 12. Harmony and Paradox: The Tiantai Buddhist View of the “Round/Perfect” (yuan?)
Section V: Contemporary Discussions
Chapter 13: Reflections on Three Challenges to a Discussion of Harmony
Chapter 14: Meritocracy, Democracy, and Deep Harmony: Toward Democratic Relationality
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Erscheinungsdatum	16.08.2020
Zusatzinfo	11 tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 228 mm
Gewicht	653 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9781538147009 / 9781538147009
Zustand	Neuware