Confucian propriety and ritual learning : a philosophical interpretation / Geir Sigurðsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geir Sigurðsson, author.

Series:

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.

SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Confucian.

Tradition (Philosophy).

Ritual--China.

Ritual.

Education--China.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, [New York] : State University of New York Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Honorable Mention, 2018 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Society of Professors of EducationGeir Sigurðsson offers a reconsideration of li, often translated as "ritual" or "ritual propriety," one of the most controversial concepts in Confucian philosophy. Strong associations with the Zhou period during which Confucius lived have put this concept at odds with modernity's emphasis on progressive rationality and liberation from the yoke of tradition. Sigurðsson notes how the Confucian perspective on learning provides a more balanced understanding of li. He goes on to discuss the limitations of the critique of tradition and of rationality's claim to authority, referencing several Western sources, notably Hans-Georg Gadamer, John Dewey, and Pierre Bourdieu. An exposition of the ancient Chinese worldview of time and continuous change further points to the inevitability of li's adaptable and flexible nature. Sigurðsson argues that Confucius and his immediate followers did not endorse a program of returning to the Zhou tradition, but rather of reviving the spirit of Zhou culture, involving active and personalized participation in tradition's sustention and evolution.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Interpretive Viewpoints and Prejudgments""; ""Subjective Objectivity and Hermeneutic Productivity of Cultural Distance""; ""Chinese Culture, Ritual Propriety, and the Importance of Learning""; ""The Modern Opprobrium of Ritual and the Confucian Tradition""; ""1. First Assemblage: Tradition and Timeliness""; ""From Aversion to Rehabilitation: The Modern Discourse on Tradition""; ""Tradition as Dao : The Early Confucian Approach to Tradition""; ""The Temporal Sequence of Practice and the Chinese Notion of Time""

""Internalization and Efficacy: Li ç?®, Yue æ??, De å?·, and Ren ä»?""""Education as Exhortation and Personal Cultivation""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Notes""; ""Literature Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438454429

1438454422