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Rosemont Henry <1934-> |
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Against individualism : a Confucian rethinking of the foundations of morality, politics, family, and religion / / Henry Rosemont Jr |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philosophy and Cultural Identity |
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Disciplina |
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Individualism |
Confucianism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One: Prolegomena; Chapter Two: Doing Ethics in a Global Context; Chapter Three: On the Existence of the Individual Self, and Self-Identity; Chapter Four: Normative Dimensions of Belief in an Individual Self; Chapter Five: The Apotheosis of the Individual Self: Libertarianism; Chapter Six: Toward an Ethics of Roles; Chapter Seven: The Family and Family Values; Chapter Eight: On Religion and Ritual; Chapter Nine: The Religious Dimensions of Role-Bearing Family Lives; Chapter Ten: Role Ethics Beyond the Family; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Like a master musician's rendering of a piece of great classical music, Rosemont's lucid, comprehensive and convincing articulation of the relational, role-bearing person and its rich philosophical, social, political and religious implications is simply brilliant. It well showcases what is valuable both in the teachings of early Confucianism that is still largely underestimated or misunderstood, and is equally brilliant in its own right, making this book itself a milestone in the continuous unfolding of the significance of Confucianism in dialogue with each age and stream of thought. It is com |
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