Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Early Chinese Ethics and Political Philosophy

Alexus McLeod is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Asian/Asian-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, USA.

[This] handbook juxtaposes Chinese with Western and Indian thought, thereby covering pre-Qín and Hàn schools such as Confucianism, Daoism, and Mohism. The contributors apply ancient theories to modern issues in metaethics, human rights, and the links between ethics and metaphysics. The volume is a superb introduction to early Chinese ethics and political philosophy and will be of great value to students and scholars.

• Introduction (Alexus McLeod, University of Connecticut, USA)Part I: Historical Approaches1. Confucian Role Ethics: Issues of Naming, Translation, and Interpretation, Sarah Mattice, University of North Florida, USA2. From Patterning to Governing: A Constructivist Interpretation of the Xunzi, Kurtis Hagen, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA3. Some Considerations in Defense of a Radical Reading of the Mohist Jian Ai, Alexus McLeod (University of Connecticut, USA4. Ritual and Vulnerability of a Prosperous World: A Reading of the Liyun, Michael D. K. Ing, Indiana University, USA5. Morality Without Moral Reasoning: The Case of Heshanggong, Misha Tadd, Peking University, Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies, China6. Nothingness and Selfhood in the Zhuangzi, David Chai, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong7. Han Fei’s Rule of Law and Its Limits, Alejandro Barcenas, Texas State University, USAPart Two: Comparative Approaches8. Non-Impositional Rule in Confucius and Aristotle, Matthew D. Walker, Yale-NUS College, Singapore9. Other People Die and That is the Problem, Amy Olberding, University of Oklahoma, USA10. The Problem of Anxiety in the Zhuangzi, Indian, and Hellenistic Philosophy, Alexus McLeod, University of Connecticut, USA11. Son of Heaven: Developing the Theological Aspects of Mengzi’s Philosophy of the Ruler, Joshua Brown, University of Dayton, USA12. Justifying Human Rights in Confucianism, May Sim, College of the Holy Cross, USAAnnotated Bibliography in Early Chinese Ethics and Political Philosophy, Alexus McLeod, University of Connecticut, USAIndex