Eric Voegelin on China and Universal Humanity - A Study of Voegelins Hermeneutic Empirical Paradigm

This book studies Eric Voegelin's (1901-1985) Theory of Order. It focuses on Voegelin's interpretation of order/disorder, his penetration of the Tianxia (the Chinese Ecumene), and his comparison of representative heterogenous Ecumenes in the ancient West and East. In doing so, ...

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Hermeneutic Foundation of Interpreting Order
Chapter 2. The Empirical Orientation of Experiencing Order: The Chinese Experience
Chapter 3. Comparing Ecumenic Ages and Further Considerations
Conclusion

About the author

Muen Liu is assistant researcher at the Institute for Ethics and Religions Studies (IERS), Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University.

Product details

• Authors: Muen Liu
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666922257
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-225-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Political Theory for Today
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Asian History