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This book explores three core themes centered on civilizations and their interactions. First, it addresses theoretical issues of "dialogue among civilizations," with Zhao Dingxin using "embeddedness" to examine key topics like dialogue subjects, contextual specifics, textual foundations, and voices of weaker civilizations. Wu Genyou outlines "civilized" narrative typologies and reinterprets Du Weiming s theory, proposing a shift from "dialogue among civilizations" to "dialogue with civilization."
The second theme focuses on religion, philosophy, and Sino-Western aesthetics through comparative philosophy, covering links between comparative philosophy and civilizational dialogue, religious similarities and differences (e.g., Chinese religions vs. Christianity), contributions of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese rituals to Asian civilization, and concepts like "conceptual Asia" and "civilized Asia."
Third, it investigates "river and civilization" a pivotal topic given rivers role in human civilization origins pioneered by Feng Tianyu, and includes Wu Genyou s dedicated discussions on Wang Fuzhi s "civilization" history.
This book is suitable for scholars and general readers interested in Chinese culture, civilizations, and cultural exchange.
List of contents
Part I. The Reflection and Reconstruction of Modern Civilization Theory.- 1. The Sociology of Dialogue of Civilizations.- 2. A Typological Analysis and Reflection on Modern Civilization Theory.- 3. From Dialogue of Civilizations to Civilization of Dialogue An Example from Tu Weiming.- Part II. Philosophy, Religion, and Aesthetics in Comparative Civilizations.- 4. Comparative Philosophy and Dialogue of Civilizations.- 5. The Significance of Religion to Civilization.- 6. A Comparison of Religious Concepts between China and the West.- 7. A Dialogue on Characteristics of China-Western Aesthetic Arts A High-Level China-Germany Symposium on Philosophical Aesthetics.- Part III. Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Asian Civilization.- 8. Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.- 9. Ritual Institutions and the Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.- 10. From Asian Civilizations to a Civilized Asia.- Part IV. Exploring the Origins of Civilization.- 11. Dialogue and Exchange Between Axial Age and Neo-Axial Age Civilizations.- 12. Great Rivers and Civilizations.- 13. A Study of Wang Fuzhi s View of Civilization History.
About the author
Wu Genyou, editor-in-chief of this book, male, was born in Zongyang County, Anhui Province in February 1963.
Summary
This book explores three core themes centered on civilizations and their interactions. First, it addresses theoretical issues of "dialogue among civilizations," with Zhao Dingxin using "embeddedness" to examine key topics like dialogue subjects, contextual specifics, textual foundations, and voices of weaker civilizations. Wu Genyou outlines "civilized" narrative typologies and reinterprets Du Weiming’s theory, proposing a shift from "dialogue among civilizations" to "dialogue with civilization."
The second theme focuses on religion, philosophy, and Sino-Western aesthetics through comparative philosophy, covering links between comparative philosophy and civilizational dialogue, religious similarities and differences (e.g., Chinese religions vs. Christianity), contributions of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese rituals to Asian civilization, and concepts like "conceptual Asia" and "civilized Asia."
Third, it investigates "river and civilization"—a pivotal topic given rivers’ role in human civilization origins—pioneered by Feng Tianyu, and includes Wu Genyou’s dedicated discussions on Wang Fuzhi’s "civilization" history.
This book is suitable for scholars and general readers interested in Chinese culture, civilizations, and cultural exchange.
