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Informationen zum Autor Sam Crane is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Williams College, USA. Fluent 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. The 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 severely disabled son, Crane has long been fascinated by ancient Chinese philosophy, particularly the classical texts of the pre-imperial era. Klappentext 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 anticipated* Relates Daoist and Confucian ideas to problems across the arc of modern human life, from birth to death* Provides general readers with a fascinating introduction to Chinese philosophy, and its continued relevance* Offers a fresh perspective on highly controversial American debates, including abortion, stem cell research, and assisted suicide Zusammenfassung 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 anticipated* Relates Daoist and Confucian ideas to problems across the arc of modern human life, from birth to death* Provides general readers with a fascinating introduction to Chinese philosophy, and its continued relevance* Offers a fresh perspective on highly controversial American debates, including abortion, stem cell research, and assisted suicide Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 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...
