Family and Filiality - An Intercultural Perspective

Compares Chinese and Western perspectives on the family.
This book is a timely contribution to the growing field of the philosophy of the family. Drawing on a lifetime of research in Western and Chinese philosophy, Zhang Xianglong adopts a comparative perspective to navigate between Greek philosophy, phenomenology, and Confucianism to explore such topics as the nature of the family, filiality, human nature, temporality, memory, incest taboos, the future of Confucianism, and popular literature. He weaves his vast intercultural knowledge and understanding into penetrating philosophical, social, literary, and anthropological insights that reveal the strengths and weaknesses of Western and Chinese conceptions of the family. This book is a paradigm of comparative philosophy and demonstrates the value of the Chinese intellectual tradition for modern philosophy.

About the author

Zhang Xianglong(1949-2022) dedicated his career to the intercultural dialogue between Chinese and Western philosophy. His previous books include Heidegger's Thought and Chinese Dao of Heavenand From Phenomenology to Confucius Kevin J. Turner is Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is the translator of Excavated Texts and a New Portrait of the Early Confucians by Wang Zhongjiang.

Product details

• Authors: Xianglong Zhang
• Assisted by: Kevin J. Turner (Translation)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.12.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9798855802177
• ISBN: 9798855802177
• No. of pages: 211
• Series: SUNY series, Translating China
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Confucianism, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Sociology: family & relationships, Social and cultural anthropology, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Confucianism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity