After Confucius : Studies in Early Chinese Philosophy / Paul R. Goldin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldin, Paul R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

After Confucius is a collection of eight studies of Chinese philosophy from the time of Confucius to the formation of the empire in the second and third centuries B.C.E. As detailed in a masterful introduction, each essay serves as a concrete example of "thick description" an approach invented by philosopher Gilbert Ryle, which aims to reveal the logic that informs an observable exchange among members of a community or society. To grasp the significance of such exchanges, it is necessary to investigate the networks of meaning on which they rely. Paul R. Goldin argues that the character of ancient Chinese philosophy can be appreciated only if we recognize the cultural codes underlying the circulation of ideas in that world. Thick description is the best preliminary method to determine how Chinese thinkers conceived of their own enterprise.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 100425

ISBN:

9780824873998

OCLC:

1030822629

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access