<p>It should go without saying that “harmony” is a central concept in Chinese thought, but what is less understood is the range of views and contestation around “harmony.” By including leading scholars' views of the many faces of harmony, and especially by tracking the concept through time — down to the present day — this volume offers a comprehensive, detailed examination of this most important idea. The result is a volume that is unusually well integrated and stands as an authoritative work on the subject of harmony. </p>

- Stephen C. Angle, Professor of Philosophy and East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University,

<p>In a time marked by conflict and polarizing dispute (in the West), it is a pleasure to read this book on "Harmony in Chinese Thought: A Philosophical Introduction." The contributors elaborate on different versions of harmony championed by different Chinese schools and traditions, and they do it with great competence and insight. The range of ideas covered in the book is stunning; in my view this is the first academic text offering a comprehensive landscape of philosophical traditions in China. The value of this landscape is all the more compelling given the relative neglect of harmony in Western political thought during recent centuries. </p>

- Fred R. Dallmayr, Packey J. Dee Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame,

He (和), or harmony, has traditionally been a central concept in Chinese thought, and to this day continues to shape the way in which people in China and East Asia think about ethics and politics. Yet, there is no systematic and comprehensive introduction of harmony as has been variously articulated in different Chinese schools. This edited volume aims to fill this gap. The individual contributions elaborate the conceptions of harmony as these were exemplified in central Chinese schools of thought, including Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, Buddhism, and trace their impact on contemporary Chinese philosophy. The volume explores the various meanings and implications of harmony so as to consider its relevance as a value and virtue in the modern world. It provides an accessible but substantial introductory work for readers interested in learning about pertinent core concepts and theories in Chinese thought, as well as engages specialists in Chinese philosophy by explicating its implications for ethical, political, epistemological, and metaphysical reflection as the basic point of reference.
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The volume explores the various meanings and implications of harmony so as to consider its relevance as a value and virtue in the modern world.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: In Search of HarmonySection I: Historical and Conceptual FrameworksChapter 1: “He (和)”, Concept Cluster of Harmony in Early ChinaChapter 2: Music and the Concept of Harmony as Seen in Unearthed ManuscriptsChapter 3: Active Harmony, Passive Harmony, Freedom, and DominationSection II: Daoism4. Divergent Models of Harmony From the ZhuangziChapter 5: “Being Cool with Something (he zhi和之):” Conflict Resolution in the ZhuangziChapter 6: Emptying the Body: The Space of Harmonization in Han DaoismSection III: ConfucianismChapter 7: Confucian Harmony as Ritual SynchronicityChapter 8: Harmony as Hermeneutic Openness: Aesthetic Perspectives on Confucian HarmonySection IV: Contending Voices of Mohism, Legalism, and BuddhismChapter 9: Tong: A Mohist Response to the Confucian HarmonyChapter 10: The Divergence between the Confucian and Legalist Quest for HarmonyChapter 11: Harmony and Nature: Thoughts from Laozi and Shen DaoChapter 12. Harmony and Paradox: The Tiantai Buddhist View of the “Round/Perfect” (yuan圓)Section V: Contemporary DiscussionsChapter 13: Reflections on Three Challenges to a Discussion of HarmonyChapter 14: Meritocracy, Democracy, and Deep Harmony: Toward Democratic RelationalityList of Contributors
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It should go without saying that “harmony” is a central concept in Chinese thought, but what is less understood is the range of views and contestation around “harmony.” By including leading scholars' views of the many faces of harmony, and especially by tracking the concept through time — down to the present day — this volume offers a comprehensive, detailed examination of this most important idea. The result is a volume that is unusually well integrated and stands as an authoritative work on the subject of harmony.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781538147009
Publisert
2021-03-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
653 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
316

Biographical note

Chenyang Li is professor of philosophy at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Sai Hang Kwok is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Macau.

Dascha Düring is a postdoctoral fellow of the School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.