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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823169503321

Autore

Chiu King Pong

Titolo

Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan thought : a Confucian appropriation of Buddhist ideas in response to scientism in twentieth-century China / / by King Pong Chiu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-31388-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Modern Chinese Philosophy, , 1875-9386 ; ; Volume 8

Disciplina

181/.112

Soggetti

Philosophy, Confucian

Scientism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manchester, 2014.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction: Research Questions and Methodology -- 2 The Historical Context of Modern Confucian Thinkers’ Appropriations of Buddhist Ideas -- 3 Thomé H. Fang and Huayan Thought -- 4 Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought -- 5 Fang’s and Tang’s Appropriations of Huayan Thought and ‘Scientism’ -- Appendix 1: Reply from the University of Wisconsin-Madison about Fang’s Status -- Appendix 2: Prolegomena to A Comparative Philosophy of Life: An Outline -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought , King Pong Chiu discusses Thomé H. Fang and Tang Junyi, two of the most important Confucian thinkers in twentieth-century China, who appropriated aspects of the medieval Chinese Buddhist school of Huayan to develop a response to the challenges of ‘scientism’, the belief that quantitative natural science is the only valuable part of human learning and the only source of truth. As Chiu argues, Fang’s and Tang’s selective appropriations of Huayan thought paid heed to the hermeneutical importance of studying ancient texts in order to be more responsive to modern issues, and helped confirm the values of Confucianism under the challenge of ‘scientism’, a topic widely ignored in academia.