Feminist encounters with Confucius / edited by Mathew A. Foust and Sor-hoon Tan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foust, Mathew A., editor.

Tan, Sor-hoon, editor.

Series:

Modern Chinese philosophy ; Volume 12.

Modern Chinese Philosophy, 1875-9386 ; Volume 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confucianism.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work builds on earlier works, which defend Confucianism against charges of sexism and present interpretations of Confucianism compatible with Feminism, but contributors go beyond the much discussed care ethics, and common arguments of how ren (humaneness) can ground an egalitarian humanism that include gender equality. Besides ethics and political philosophy topics, this volume includes discussions in other philosophical areas such as epistemology, metaphysics, and applied philosophy. Through the encounter of Feminism and Confucius’s perspectives, each contributor generates novel answers to the questions addressed. In some cases, authors raise new questions about the chosen topic, inadequacies in how it has been addressed in previous Confucian or Feminist discourse, and/or challenges for either or both Confucianism and Feminism.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction / Mathew A. Foust and Sor-hoon Tan

1 Confucius and the Four Books for Women (Nü Sishu «女四書») / Ann A. Pang-White

2 Confucian Mothering: The Origin of Tiger Mothering? / Ranjoo Seodu Herr

3 Beyond Sexism: The Need for an Intersectional Approach to Confucianism / George Wrisley and Samantha Wrisley

4 Confucian Reliability and Epistemic Agency: Engagements with Feminist Epistemology / Karyn Lai

5 Role Epistemology: Confucian Resources for Feminist Standpoint Theory / Kevin DeLapp

6 How Relational Selfhood Rearranges the Debate between Feminists and Confucians / Andrew Komasinski and Stephanie Midori Komashin

7 Confucian Ethics and Care: An Amicable Split? / Andrew Lambert

8 Confucian Role Ethics in the 21st Century: Domestic Violence, Same-sex Marriage, and Christian Family Values / Sarah A. Mattice

9 Contemporary Ecofeminism and Confucian Cosmology / Taine Duncan and Nicholas S. Brasovan

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-33211-1

OCLC:

957057141

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004332119 DOI