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Zusatztext The premise of this stimulating collection of essays is that ancient philosophers both East and West can help us today to live better lives. In chapters that are scholarly yet accessible! the volume's authors range widely but consistently illuminate the practicality of ancient teachings. Recommended for anyone with an interest in the diverse ways that philosophy can be lived. Informationen zum Autor Karyn Lai is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Rick Benitez is Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. Hyun Jin Kim is Senior Lecturer in Classics in the Discipline of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Klappentext This bookengages in cross-tradition scholarship, investigating the processes associated with cultivating or nurturing the self in order to live good lives. Both Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophers provide accounts of the life lived well: a Confucian junzi, a Daoist sage and a Greek phronimos.By focusing on the processes rather than the aims of cultivating a good life, an international team of scholars investigate how a person develops and practices a way of life especially in these two traditions. They look at what is involved in developing practical wisdom, exercising reason, cultivating equanimity and fostering reliability. Drawing on the insights of thinkers including Plato, Confucius, Han Fei and Marcus Aurelius, they examine themes of harmony, balance and beauty, highlight the different concerns of scepticism across both traditions, and discuss action as an indispensable method of learning and, indeed, as constitutive of self. The result is a valuable collection opening up new lines of inquiry in ethics, demonstrating the importance of philosophical ideas from across cultural traditions.An exploration of the beliefs, practices and approaches to cultivation in ancient Greek and Chinese philosophies, embracing and benefiting from comparative insights on how to live well. Zusammenfassung This book engages in cross-tradition scholarship, investigating the processes associated with cultivating or nurturing the self in order to live good lives. Both Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophers provide accounts of the life lived well: a Confucian junzi , a Daoist sage and a Greek phronimos .By focusing on the processes rather than the aims of cultivating a good life, an international team of scholars investigate how a person develops and practices a way of life especially in these two traditions. They look at what is involved in developing practical wisdom, exercising reason, cultivating equanimity and fostering reliability. Drawing on the insights of thinkers including Plato, Confucius, Han Fei and Marcus Aurelius, they examine themes of harmony, balance and beauty, highlight the different concerns of scepticism across both traditions, and discuss action as an indispensable method of learning and, indeed, as constitutive of self. The result is a valuable collection opening up new lines of inquiry in ethics, demonstrating the importance of philosophical ideas from across cultural traditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction (Karyn Lai, Rick Benitez, Hyun Jin Kim) Part I: Harmony, Balance, Beauty: Understanding Conceptions of Cultivation 1. Cultivation and Harmony: Plato and Confucius (Rick Benitez, University of Sydney, Australia) 2. Cultivating Noble Simplicity: Plato (L.M.J. Coulson, University of Sydney, Australia) 3. The Beauty Ladder and the Mind-heart Excursion: Plato and Zhuangzi (Wang Keping, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing) 4. Awareness and Spontaneity: Three Perspectives in the Zhuangzi (Lisa Raphals, University of California, Riverside, USA) 5. Understanding " Dao 's Patterns": Han Fei (Barbara Hendrischke, S...
