Learning from Asian philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Joel J. Kupperman
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| Autore: |
Kupperman Joel
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| Titolo: |
Learning from Asian philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Joel J. Kupperman
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii,208p.) |
| Disciplina: | 181 |
| Soggetto topico: | Philosophy, Asian |
| Philosophy, Comparative | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: The Formation of Self as an Ethical Problem -- 1. The Psychology and Ethics of Self -- 2. Confucius and the Problem of Naturalness -- 3. Tradition and Community in the Formation of Self -- 4. The Formation of Self: Afterword -- PART II: The Fluidity of Self -- 5. Debates over the Self -- 6. Falsity, Psychic Indefiniteness, and Self-Knowledge -- 7. Spontaneity and Education of the Emotions in the Zhuangzi -- 8. Fluidity and Character: Afterword -- PART III: Choice -- 9. Choice and Possibility -- 10. Confucius, Mencius, Hume, and Kant on Reason and Choice -- 11. Reason and Choice: Afterword -- PART IV: The Scope of Ethics -- 12. The Compartmentalization of Western Ethics -- 13. Tradition and Moral Progress -- 14. The Emotions of Altruism, East and West -- 15. Varieties of Ethical Judgment: Afterword -- PART V: The Demands of Ethics -- 16. Expecting More of Some People -- 17. Confucius and the Nature of Religious Ethics -- 18. The Supra-Moral in Religious Ethics: The Case of Buddhism -- 19. The Elective "Ought": Afterword -- PART VI: Philosphy as Communication -- 20. Philosophy and Enlightenment -- 21. Not in So Many Words: Zhuangzi's Strategies of Communication -- 22. Philosophy as Psychic Change: Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Showing how philosophical topics can benefit from interaction with Asian philosophy, this text explores: the formation of the self as an ethical problem; the fluidity of the self; the ethical nature of choice; the scope and demands of ethics. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Learning from Asian philosophy |
| ISBN: | 0-585-35106-6 |
| 1-280-47207-3 | |
| 0-19-802941-1 | |
| 1-60256-662-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808657603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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