Vital Post-Secular Perspectives on Chinese Philosophical Issues

This book presents a number of contemporary philosophical issues from a wide range of Chinese philosophical texts, figures, and sub-traditions that are usually not addressed in English studies of Chinese philosophical traditions.

List of contents

Contents
Permissions and Acknowledgements
Preface
Methodological Introduction
Part One: Post-Secular Reflections on Recharacterizing Chinese Philosophical Traditions
Prefatory Note

"Post-Secular Insights into the Professional Philosopher Féng Y¿ulán's ¿¿¿ (¿¿¿1895-1990) Life and Works"

"Post-Secular Concerns related to a Relevant Philosophy of History for Chinese Philosophy"

Part Two: Post-Secular Insights into Ruist Studies
Prefatory Note

"Post-Secular Insights into the 17^th Century Jesuit Rendering of 'Confucianism' "

"Post-Secular Revelations regarding the Dàxué¿¿and the Zh¿ngy¿ng¿¿"

"Post-Secular Musings on a Secularist Philosophical Translation and Interpretation of The Zh¿ngy¿ng¿¿"

Part Three: Aspects of Post-Traditional Chinese Society and their Philosophical Reconsideration
Prefatory Note

"Post-Secular Critiques of 20^th Century Utopian Projects in China"

"Post-Secular Critique of the Contemporary Phenomenon of 'Human Flesh Search [Engines]' in the PRC"

"Post-Secular Ponderings on Sageliness and Saintliness"

Conclusion: Unconcluding Post-Secular Reflections on Contemporary Studies of Chinese Philosophical Traditions
Bibliography

About the author

By Lauren F. Pfister

Product details

• Authors: Lauren Pfister, Lauren F. Pfister
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781498593564
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9356-4
• No. of pages: 444
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; China, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, RELIGION / Confucianism, Philosophy of religion, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Confucianism