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“In Confucianism: Its Roots and Global Significance, English language readers get a rare opportunity to read the work in a single volume of one of Taiwan’s most distinguished scholars. Although Lee Ming-huei has published in English before, the corpus of his non-Chinese writings is in German. Readers of this volume will discover the hard-mindedness and precision of thinking associated with German philosophy as they enter into Lee’s discussions of Confucianism. Progressing through the book, they will be constantly reminded that all philosophy should be truly comparative. . . . “The work is divided into three parts: Classical Confucianism and Its Modern Re-Interpretations, Neo-Confucianism in China and Korea, and Ethics and Politics. These sections reveal the full range of Lee Ming-huei’s thinking, including his view of Confucian philosophy’s reach to encompass the whole of East Asia, Korea in particular. In the Ethics and Politics section, readers get a taste of Lee’s return to his own tradition through the lens of Kantian philosophy with his analysis of Confucius and Virtue Ethics. His thinking through Mou Zongsan’s interpretation of Confucianism, Zhu Xi, and the Huxiang scholars’ debate on ren and the unfolding of discussions over the ‘four buddings’ and ‘seven feelings’ in Korea by Yi Toegye and Gi Gobong set up the subsequent chapters of the book: a reconstruction of Wang Yangming’s philosophy and theories of democracy and a critique of Jiang Qing’s ‘Political Confucianism.’ To be sure, the interrelated ideas and arguments presented here contribute significantly to the Confucian project in English-speaking countries across the world.” —from the Editor’s Foreword

RELIGION / Confucianism.

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"A brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy--and how they help us understand China today. In Ways of Heaven, leading China scholar Roel Sterckx offers an engrossing introduction to classical China's world of ideas. Drawing on evocative examples from philosophical texts, literature, and everyday life over centuries of Chinese history, Sterckx introduces major thinkers and traditions, illuminates key concepts like the dao, qi, yin, and yang, and examines questions of leadership, social order, death, nature, and more. He also reveals how these ideas shape contemporary China, from table manners at a traditional banquet, to the Chinese obsession with education and family, to the rhetoric of political leaders and the nation's grand strategy. Essential reading for students, travelers, businesspeople, and anyone curious about this rising global power, Ways of Heaven shows that to comprehend China today we must learn to think Chinese"--Publisher's website.

08.10 non-western philosophy. --- Civilization. --- HISTORY / Asia / China. --- Philosophy / Buddhist. --- Philosophy / eastern. --- PHILOSOPHY / Taoist. --- Philosophy, Chinese. --- RELIGION / Confucianism. --- China --- China. --- History.

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The I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic, and in the centuries that followed, this work had a profound influence on the philosophy, religion, art, literature, politics, science, technology, and medicine of various cultures throughout East Asia. Jesuit missionaries brought knowledge of the I Ching to Europe in the seventeenth century, and the American counterculture embraced it in the 1960's. Here Richard Smith tells the extraordinary story of how this cryptic and once obscure book became one of the most widely read and extensively analyzed texts in all of world literature. In this concise history, Smith traces the evolution of the I Ching in China and throughout the world, explaining its complex structure, its manifold uses in different cultures, and its enduring appeal. He shows how the indigenous beliefs and customs of Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet "domesticated" the text, and he reflects on whether this Chinese classic can be compared to religious books such as the Bible or the Qur'an. Smith also looks at how the I Ching came to be published in dozens of languages, providing insight and inspiration to millions worldwide--including ardent admirers in the West such as Leibniz, Carl Jung, Philip K. Dick, Allen Ginsberg, Hermann Hesse, Bob Dylan, Jorge Luis Borges, and I. M. Pei. Smith offers an unparalleled biography of the most revered book in China's entire cultural tradition, and he shows us how this enigmatic ancient classic has become a truly global phenomenon.

RELIGION / Confucianism. --- Yi jing. --- I ching --- I Ging --- Yih-king --- Y-king --- Book of changes --- Yi-king --- Yh-king --- J King --- Kniga peremen --- It︠s︡zin --- Zhou yi --- Ekikyō --- Chuyŏk --- Yŏkkyŏng --- I-Tjing --- Shūeki --- I tsʻing --- Sefer ha-temurot --- Kinh dịch --- Chou yi --- Zhouyi --- Zhou yi Wang Han zhu --- Zhou yi zhu --- Zhou yi Wang zhu --- Classic of changes --- Yijing --- 易经 --- 易經 --- Chinese literature.