Confucian Moral Self Cultivation (The Rockwell Lecture Series) - Hardcover

Philip J. Ivanhoe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820422002 ISBN 13: 9780820422008

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

A concise and accessible introduction to the evolution of the concept of moral self-cultivation in the Chinese Confucian tradition, this volume begins with an explanation of the pre-philosophical development of ideas central to this concept, followed by an examination of the specific treatment of self cultivation in the philosophy of Kongzi ("Confucius"), Mengzi ("Mencius"), Xunzi, Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming, Yan Yuan and Dai Zhen. In addition to providing a survey of the views of some of the most influential Confucian thinkers on an issue of fundamental importance to the tradition, Ivanhoe also relates their concern with moral self-cultivation to a number of topics in the Western ethical tradition. Bibliography and index are included.

About this title

About the Author:

The Author: Philip J. Ivanhoe is an assistant professor of Philosopy and Religious Studies at Stanford University where he teaches Chinese philosophical and religious thought. He has published numerous articles on a variety of different authors and topics within the Chinese tradition, particularly in the area of ethical thought. In an earlier publication, Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mencius and Wang Yangming, he compares the philosophy of an early and later member of the Confucian tradition.

Review:

«...a splendid, up-to-date introduction to Confucian thought by a reliable scholar.» (Russell Kirkland, Religious Studies Review)
«This book is an outstanding study of the Confucian philosophical tradition...I am aware of no other work in English that introduces such a broad range of figures from the Confucian tradition with such depth and accuracy. This book is insightful on the primary Confucian texts and is superbly informed about the best secondary literature in Sinology, Chinese philosophy, and Western philosophy. This is one of those rare works that provides an accessible introduction to the novice, yet challenges the specialist scholar.» (Bryan W. Van Norden, The Journal of Asian Studies)

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0820422002
• ISBN 13: 9780820422008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116