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Whose tradition? Which Dao? : Confucius and Wittgenstein on moral learning and reflection / James F. Peterman.

Van Pelt Library BJ1012 .P438 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Peterman, James F., 1949- author.
Series:
SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Language:
Chinese
English
Subjects (All):
Ethics.
Confucius.
Confucius. Lun yu.
Confucian ethics.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
Lun yu (Confucius).
Physical Description:
xx, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2015]
Language Note:
In English; with some excerpts and citations in Chinese.
Contents:
1 Introduction: A Prologue to an Unlikely Project 1
2 Confucius, Wittgenstein, and the Problem of Moral Disagreement 39
3 Confucius, History, and the Problem of Meaning 69
4 Wittgenstein and the Problem of Understanding at a Distance 95
5 How to Be a Confucian Pragmatist without Losing the Truth 121
6 Saving Confucius from the Confucians 167
7 The Dilemmas of Contemporary Confucianism 185
8 Fingarette on Handshaking 219
9 Acknowledging the Given: Our Complicated Form of Ritual Life 251.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781438454191
1438454198
OCLC:
881469148

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