Virtue Ethics and Consequentialism in Early Chinese Philosophy
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- Author: Bryan van Norden, Vassar College, New York
- Date Published: September 2007
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521867351
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In this book Bryan W. Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side. Van Norden shows that Confucianism, while similar to Aristotelianism in being a form of virtue ethics, offers different conceptions of 'the good life', the virtues, human nature, and ethical cultivation. Mohism is akin to Western utilitarianism in being a form of consequentialism, but distinctive in its conception of the relevant consequences and in its specific thought-experiments and state-of-nature arguments. Van Norden makes use of the best research on Chinese history, archaeology, and philology. His text is accessible to philosophers with no previous knowledge of Chinese culture and to Sinologists with no background in philosophy.
Read more- Straddles the methodological divide between Sinologists and philosophers
- Contains the best contemporary research on ancient Chinese language, history, archaeology, and philology
- The most systematic and sympathetic exposition of the classic debate between Confucians and the Mohists
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'Brian Van Norden has made a remarkable and thought provoking contribution … I strongly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy.' Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy
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- Date Published: September 2007
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521867351
- length: 430 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 29 mm
- weight: 0.71kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Kongzi and Ruism
3. Mozi and early Mohism
4. Mengzi
5. Pluralistic Ruism.
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