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Dao Companion to Neo-Confucian Philosophy
John . Ed(S): Makeham
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Description for Dao Companion to Neo-Confucian Philosophy
Hardback. This is the first comprehensive introduction to the philosophical thinking of representative Neo-Confucian thinkers from the eleventh to eighteenth centuries. Draws methodological approaches from comparative philosophy and Chinese intellectual traditions. Editor(s): Makeham, John. Series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2030.
John Makeham Early in 2007, HUANG Yong approached me to see if I might be interested in editing a volume on Neo-Confucian philosophy as part of the new Springer book series, ‘‘Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. ’’ Unhampered by any realistic sense of what such a task might entail, somewhat naively I accepted the invitation and began to approach potential contributors to solicit advice on how the volume might be structured. The question of whether the volume should be arranged on the basis of philosophical themes and topics or organized on the basis of the philosophical thought of individual thinkers ... Read more
John Makeham Early in 2007, HUANG Yong approached me to see if I might be interested in editing a volume on Neo-Confucian philosophy as part of the new Springer book series, ‘‘Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. ’’ Unhampered by any realistic sense of what such a task might entail, somewhat naively I accepted the invitation and began to approach potential contributors to solicit advice on how the volume might be structured. The question of whether the volume should be arranged on the basis of philosophical themes and topics or organized on the basis of the philosophical thought of individual thinkers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
Series
Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048129294
SKU
V9789048129294
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About John . Ed(S): Makeham
John Makeham teaches in the China Centre at The Australian National University. He is a specialist in Chinese intellectual history with a particular interest in Confucian philosophy. In 2005 he was awarded the Joseph Levenson Book Prize for his monograph, Transmitters and Creators: Chinese Commentators and Commentaries on the Analects. He is a past President of the Australasian Society for ... Read more
Reviews for Dao Companion to Neo-Confucian Philosophy
From the reviews: “This is primarily a ‘philosophical’ companion to a philosophical tradition but it also has a great deal to offer to intellectual historians, comparativists, and anyone interested in Chinese and East Asian thought. … This mostly philosophical companion to Neo-Confucian philosophy is highly informative on moral philosophy and moral psychology intimately linked in Neo-Confucianism. … this book ... Read more