Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao

Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This highly original work introduces the ideas and arguments of the ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism to some of the most intractable social issues of modern American life, including abortion, gay marriage, and assisted suicide. Introduces the precepts of ancient Chinese philosophers to issues they could not have anticipatedRelates Daoist and Confucian ideas to problems across the arc of modern human life, from birth to deathProvides general readers with a fascinating introduction to Chinese philosophy, and its continued relevanceOffers a fresh perspective on highly controversial American debates, including abortion, stem cell research, and assisted suicide

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-10-11
Mått:155 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:281 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781118656419

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Sam Crane is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Williams College, USA. Conversant in Mandarin, which he began learning while researching his doctoral thesis in the 1980s, he first visited China in 1983, and is a former faculty member of the John Hopkins academic campus in Nanjing. Author of The Political Economy of China’s Special Economic Zones (1990), The Theoretical Evolution of International Political Economy (1991), and the highly personal Aidan’s Way: The Story of a Boy’s Life and a Father’s Journey (2003), about life with his profoundly disabled son, Crane has long been fascinated by ancient Chinese philosophy, particularly the classical texts of the pre-imperial era.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments ix Introduction 11 Key Concepts of Confucianism and Daoism 132 Birth 373 Childhood 654 Work 935 Marriage and Family 1096 Public and Political Life 1337 End of Life 169Index 195