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Metaphor and Analogy in Chinese Thought

Governance within the Person, State, and Society

by David B. Wong ...

David B. Wong is one of the most distinguished moral philosophers today, recognized for his research in ethics, moral psychology, comparative ethics, and Chinese philosophy. In this collection, volume editors Ellie Hua Wang and Kai Marchal interweave five of Wong's career-defining lectures with responses and reflections from contemporary philosophers and scholars who specialize in Chinese ... Read more

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David B. Wong is one of the most distinguished moral philosophers today, recognized for his research in ethics, moral psychology, comparative ethics, and Chinese philosophy. In this collection, volume editors Ellie Hua Wang and Kai Marchal interweave five of Wong's career-defining lectures with responses and reflections from contemporary philosophers and scholars who specialize in Chinese
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Formulating a Minimalist Morality for a New Planetary Order

Alternative Cultural Perspectives

by Roger T. Ames, Roger T. Ames, Michael Walzer, Owen Flanagan, Dr. Feng Zhang, Baogang He, Amita Chatterjee, May Sim0, J. Baird Callicott1, Oliver Leaman2, Sun Xiangchen3, Xiaoyu Lu4, Hans-Georg Moeller5, Brook Ziporyn6, Jin Y. Park7, Vrinda Dalmiya8, Workineh Kelbessa9, David B. Wong0, Wang Hui1, Albert Welter2, James Hankins3 ...

Series series Confucian Cultures
The Westphalian model of international relations has given us a zero-sum game of winners and losers that has proven to be ineffective in addressing the pressing issues of our times. Philosopher Zhao Tingyang has argued that by conceptualizing international relations from the planetary perspective of tianxia, we can develop a sense of “worldness” that at once acknowledges the plurality of moral ... Read more

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The Westphalian model of international relations has given us a zero-sum game of winners and losers that has proven to be ineffective in addressing the pressing issues of our times. Philosopher Zhao Tingyang has argued that by conceptualizing international relations from the planetary perspective of tianxia, we can develop a sense of “worldness” that at once acknowledges the plurality of moral
... Read more
Moral Relativism and Pluralism

by David B. Wong ...

Series series Elements in Ethics
The argument for metaethical relativism, the view that there is no single true or most justified morality, is that it is part of the best explanation of the most difficult moral disagreements. The argument for this view features a comparison between traditions that highly value relationship and community and traditions that highly value personal autonomy of the individual and rights. It is held ... Read more

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The argument for metaethical relativism, the view that there is no single true or most justified morality, is that it is part of the best explanation of the most difficult moral disagreements. The argument for this view features a comparison between traditions that highly value relationship and community and traditions that highly value personal autonomy of the individual and rights. It is held
... Read more
Natural Moralities

A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism

by David B Wong ...

In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does start with a relativist stance against alternative theories such that there need not be only one universal truth. Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true moralities existing across different traditions and ... Read more

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In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does start with a relativist stance against alternative theories such that there need not be only one universal truth. Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true moralities existing across different traditions and
... Read more
The Politics of Affective Relations

East Asia and Beyond

by Daniel A. Bell, Hahm Chaihark, Joseph Chan, Sin Yee Chan, Ruiping Fan, Tatiana Yu. Danilchenko, Sung Ho Kim, Shaomin Li, Randall Peerenboom0, Hoyt Cleveland Tillman1, Jane K. Winn2, David B. Wong3, R. Bin Wong4, Liang Zhiping5 ...

Series series Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
In The Politics of Affective Relations, editors Daniel Bell and Hahm Chaihark refine our understanding of the East Asian conception of the self by examining how that conception was formulated, reproduced, and utilized throughout history. Sparked by a strong dissatisfaction with the state over many discourses regarding East Asian politics, this volume moves beyond the simplistic exchange of ... Read more

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In The Politics of Affective Relations, editors Daniel Bell and Hahm Chaihark refine our understanding of the East Asian conception of the self by examining how that conception was formulated, reproduced, and utilized throughout history. Sparked by a strong dissatisfaction with the state over many discourses regarding East Asian politics, this volume moves beyond the simplistic exchange of
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Interpretation, Relativism, and Identity

Essays on the Philosophy of Michael Krausz

by Christine M. Koggel, Bernard Harrison, Mary Bittner Wiseman, David B. Wong, Erika, Michael Krausz, Paul Snowdon, Andreea Deciu Ritivoi ...

Interpretation, Relativism, and Identity: Essays on the Philosophy of Michael Krausz addresses three major philosophical themes: interpretation, relativism, and identity. It does so by focusing on Krausz’s distinctive exploration of the relationship between interpretation and ontology, the varieties of relativism, and the interpretive dimension of identity construction.Throughout the years, Krausz ... Read more

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Interpretation, Relativism, and Identity: Essays on the Philosophy of Michael Krausz addresses three major philosophical themes: interpretation, relativism, and identity. It does so by focusing on Krausz’s distinctive exploration of the relationship between interpretation and ontology, the varieties of relativism, and the interpretive dimension of identity construction.Throughout the years, Krausz
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Encountering China

Michael Sandel and Chinese Philosophy

Edited by Michael J. Sandel, Paul J. D'Ambrosio ...

In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence. In China, he’s a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds. China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity “usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars.” China Newsweek declared him the “most influential foreign figure” of the year. In Sandel the Chinese have found a guide through the ethical dilemmas created by the ... Read more

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In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence. In China, he’s a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds. China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity “usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars.” China Newsweek declared him the “most influential foreign figure” of the year. In Sandel the Chinese have found a guide through the ethical dilemmas created by the
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Against Political Equality

The Confucian Case

by Tongdong Bai ...

Series series The Princeton-China Series
How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today’s political problemsWhat might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas.Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liberal aspects of democracy along with the democratic ideas of ... Read more

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How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today’s political problemsWhat might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas.Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liberal aspects of democracy along with the democratic ideas of
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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

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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
Gifts, Favors, and Banquets

The Art of Social Relationships in China

by Mayfair Mei-Hui Yang ...

Series series The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture
An elaborate and pervasive set of practices, called guanxi, underlies everyday social relationships in contemporary China. Obtaining and changing job assignments, buying certain foods and consumer items, getting into good hospitals, buying train tickets, obtaining housing, even doing business—all such tasks call for the skillful and strategic giving of gifts and cultivating of obligation, ... Read more

$26.99 USD

An elaborate and pervasive set of practices, called guanxi, underlies everyday social relationships in contemporary China. Obtaining and changing job assignments, buying certain foods and consumer items, getting into good hospitals, buying train tickets, obtaining housing, even doing business—all such tasks call for the skillful and strategic giving of gifts and cultivating of obligation,
... Read more
John Dewey, Liang Shuming, and China's Education Reform

Cultivating Individuality

by Huajun Zhang ...

This book explores the central question of how to cultivate a continued sense of self in the radically changing Chinese society, a question that is highly related to the current ongoing educational reform. If education cannot respond to the problem of students’ disconnection from the changing society, learning cannot truly happen in school and the reform will fail. Zhang suggests a philosophy of ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book explores the central question of how to cultivate a continued sense of self in the radically changing Chinese society, a question that is highly related to the current ongoing educational reform. If education cannot respond to the problem of students’ disconnection from the changing society, learning cannot truly happen in school and the reform will fail. Zhang suggests a philosophy of
... Read more
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

$33.99 USD

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

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