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Individualism and Holism: Studies in Confucian and Taoist Values (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies)
Donald J. Munro
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN1; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
The notion of “individualism” inevitably creeps into the conversation of Americans who try to compare their country with China. It is something we supposedly have and prize which the Chinese do not now have nor probably ever had. For several generations, noncommunists and communists in China have excoriated individualism as the equivalent of selfishness. For them it is a morally insupportable value, not least because it is thought to fragment societies. Inasmuch as the word “individualism” defines a number of different, though related, value concepts in modern usage, the point of departure for our analysis will be the examination of ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
ISBN
9780892640584
SKU
V9780892640584
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About Donald J. Munro
Donald J. Munro is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan.
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