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This book presents a bold thesis: at the heart of Chinese civilization lies moral cultivation the lived practice of virtue. Moving beyond purely rational or religious models of society, it traces this "civilizational project" through Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions. Introducing groundbreaking concepts such as the Taijitu mode of thinking, generative virtue, the greater self, and morally grounded democracy, the book demonstrates how Chinese philosophy and practice are profoundly interconnected. Ultimately, the book offers China s enduring wisdom not only as a vital framework for understanding and addressing contemporary Chinese issues, but also as an essential bridge for cross-cultural dialogue on today s most pressing global challenges.
List of contents
Internationally recognized leaders in the philosophy of education.- The unity of heaven and humanity on the origin of moral cultivation.- Metaphysical foundations of moral cultivation.- The art of moral self cultivation.- Between freedom and belonging selfhood agency rights and equality.- The global dialogue on moral cultivation china india and the west.- The great unification statecraft and social harmony in imperial china.- Where nature meets culture art literature and architecture.- The logic of taijitu chinese ethos and the dialectics of national character.- The cultural power and contemporary challenges of moral cultivation.- Toward global equilibrium the greater self and the future of humanity.
About the author
Zhuran You is a professor of education at Shaoxing University in China. He holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Foundations of Education from Purdue University. His overseas educational experience, combined with his work as a professor at Chinese universities and as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, uniquely qualifies him to bridge the gap between Chinese thought and Western audiences. He has published widely on education and philosophy, including the award-winning monograph
The Philosophy of Chinese Moral Education: A History
, as well as many other English and Chinese articles.
Ms. Yingzi Hu works at the center of Faculty Development in the Office of the Provost at Shaoxing University in China. Prior to that, she was a lecturer in the School of Foreign Languages at Lingnan Normal University. She received a Master of Arts degree in Japanese Language and Literature from Hunan University. Her research interests focus on comparative education and philosophy of education. She has published many academic articles and co-authored two monographs and two textbooks.
Summary
This book presents a bold thesis: at the heart of Chinese civilization lies moral cultivation—the lived practice of virtue. Moving beyond purely rational or religious models of society, it traces this "civilizational project" through Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions. Introducing groundbreaking concepts such as the
Taijitu
mode of thinking, generative virtue, the greater self, and morally grounded democracy, the book demonstrates how Chinese philosophy and practice are profoundly interconnected. Ultimately, the book offers China’s enduring wisdom not only as a vital framework for understanding and addressing contemporary Chinese issues, but also as an essential bridge for cross-cultural dialogue on today’s most pressing global challenges.
