Learning from Chinese Philosophies: Ethics of Interdependent and Contextualised Self (Ashgate World Philosophies Series) - Hardcover

Lai, Karyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754633829 ISBN 13: 9780754633822

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Learning from Chinese Philosophies engages Confucian and Daoist philosophies in creative interplay, developing a theory of interdependent selfhood in the two philosophical traditions. Karyn Lai draws on the unique insights of the two philosophies to address contemporary debates on ethics, community and government. Issues discussed include questions on selfhood, attachment, moral development, government, culture and tradition, and feminist queries regarding biases and dualism in ethics. Throughout the book, Lai demonstrates that Chinese philosophies embody novel and insightful ideas for addressing contemporary issues and problems.

About this title

About the Author:

Karyn Lai is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Review:

'Karyn Lai's book Learning from Chinese Philosophies is a wonderful example of current comparative philosophy. The book engages in multiple levels of comparison by detailing the contrasts between Confucianism and Daoism, uncovering the meta-theoretical assumptions of Chinese philosophy, juxtaposing ancient Chinese philosophy with modern ethical theory, and offering new philosophical insights into Confucianism and Daoism as well as into modern ethical theory. Lai offers an interesting and thought-provoking comparison of ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, and Confucian and Daoist philosophies. Managing these many levels of comparison is no small feat, and Lai offers innovative interpretations of Confucianism and Daoism to boot.' Dao: Journal of Comparative Philosophy

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0754633829
• ISBN 13: 9780754633822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218