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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788977503321

Autore

Xie Wenyu

Titolo

Whitehead and China [[electronic resource] ] : relevance and relationship / / [edited by] Wenyu Xie, Zhihe Wang, George E. Derfer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt ; ; Lancaster, : Ontos, c2005

ISBN

3-11-032822-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Process Thought ; ; 4

Process thought ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

XieWenyu

WangZhihe

DerferGeorge E (George Edward)

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Philosophy, Chinese - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

International conference proceedings, June 2002, Beijing, China.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Engagements : can process thought and Chinese thought be fused? -- pt. 2. Perspectives : process thought in Chinese minds.

Sommario/riassunto

Whitehead acknowledged that 'the philosophy of organism seems to approximate more to some strains of.Chinese thought.' Some scholars have attempted to explore this relationship and its implications. The Beijing Conference provided a good forum for interested and engaged scholars to address each other directly, in an atmosphere of mutual regard and respect. The ongoing scholarly work on process thinking in China is impressive. It is the editors' conviction that the publication of this book in English will promote international discussion of the themes and issues herein set forth. This should co