Confucian Thought

Selfhood as Creative Transformation

von Tu Wei-Ming

232 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Tu Wei-ming is the foremost exponent of Confucian thought in the United States today. Over the last two decades he has been developing a creative scholarly interpretation of Confucian humanism as a living tradition. The result is a work of interpretive brilliance that revitalizes Confucian thought, making it a legitimate concern of contemporary philosophical reflections.Confucian Thought: Selfhood as Creative Transformation is a collection of Tu's seminal essays. It is a sustained deliberation on the substance and worth of the Confucian conception of personhood. This analysis complements Tu's highly acclaimed Humanity and Self-Cultivation: Essays in Confucian Thought as a continued expression of his deepening understanding of Confucianism voiced through various perennial human concerns.Tu weaves philosophic, historical, anthropological, sociological, and psychological perspectives into a coherent discussion of the Confucian themes that continue to inspire the modern intellectual mind. His is a vital contribution to Chinese thought and religion.

• Reihe: SUNY series in Philosophy
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie
• ISBN: 9780887060069
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.1985
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: SUNY Press