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The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought
Michael Ing
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Description for The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought
Hardback. This book is about the necessity, and even value, of vulnerability in human experience. In it, Michael Ing brings early Chinese texts into dialogue with questions about the ways in which meaningful things are vulnerable to powers beyond our control; and more specifically, how relationships with meaningful others might compel tragic actions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAB; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought is about the necessity, and even value, of vulnerability in human experience. In this book, Michael Ing brings early Chinese texts into dialogue with questions about the ways in which meaningful things are vulnerable to powers beyond our control; and more specifically, how relationships with meaningful others might compel tragic actions. Vulnerability is often understood as an undesirable state; and as such, invulnerability is preferred over vulnerability. While recognizing the need for adopting strategies of reducing vulnerability in various situations, The Vulnerability of Integrity demonstrates that vulnerability is ... Read more
The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought is about the necessity, and even value, of vulnerability in human experience. In this book, Michael Ing brings early Chinese texts into dialogue with questions about the ways in which meaningful things are vulnerable to powers beyond our control; and more specifically, how relationships with meaningful others might compel tragic actions. Vulnerability is often understood as an undesirable state; and as such, invulnerability is preferred over vulnerability. While recognizing the need for adopting strategies of reducing vulnerability in various situations, The Vulnerability of Integrity demonstrates that vulnerability is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190679118
SKU
V9780190679118
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About Michael Ing
Michael D.K. Ing is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Reviews for The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought
The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought is an excellent addition to a growing number of works that draw on Confucian sources to enrich the contemporary ethical discourse. Ing's strengths as a thinker and a writer allow him to render the complex moral concepts and dilemmas described in classical Confucian sources intelligible to modern readers who are not necessarily ... Read more