Wisdom and philosophy : contemporary and comparative approaches / edited by Hans-Georg Moeller and Andrew Whitehead.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moeller, Hans-Georg, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Comparative.

Wisdom.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Wisdom and Philosophy: Contemporary and Comparative Approaches questions the nature of the relationship between wisdom and philosophy from an intercultural perspective. Bringing together an international mix of respected philosophers, this volume discusses similarities and differences of Western and Asian pursuits of wisdom and reflects on attempts to combine them. Contributors cover topics such as Confucian ethics, the acquisition of wisdom in pre-Qin literature and anecdotes of stupidity in the classical Chinese tradition, while also addressing contemporary topics such as global Buddhism and analytic metaphysics. Providing original examples of comparative philosophy, contributors look at ideas and arguments of thinkers such as Confucius, Zhuangzi and Zhu Xi alongside the work of Aristotle, Plato and Heidegger. Presenting Asian perspectives on philosophy as practical wisdom, Wisdom and Philosophy is a rare intercultural inquiry into the relation between wisdom and philosophy. It provides new ways of understanding how wisdom connects to philosophy and underlines the need to reintroduce it into philosophy today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Andrew Whitehead, Kennesaw State University, USA

Part I: Chinese Wisdom. 2. Living Wisely: Confucian Role Ethics and Second Enlightenment Thinking / Roger T. Ames, University of Hawaii, USA ; 3. The Wisdom of Charioteering (Yu 御): Old Practice, New Perspectives / Robin R. Wang, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA ; 4. Lessons from Stupidity: Wisdom and the "Man from Song" / Jim Behuniak, Colby College, USA ; 5. Wisdom and Human Work in Classical Chinese Philosophy / Anna Ghiglione, Universit de Montr al, Canada ; 6. Speaking the Unspeakable: Wisdom in the Chinese Tradition / Karl-Heinz Pohl, Trier University, Germany

Part II: Wisdom Compared. 7. The Philosopher or the Sage? Apophaticism in Europe and China / William Franke, Vanderbildt University, USA ; 8. Wisdom as Knowledge and Wisdom as Action: Plato, Heidegger, Cicero, and Confucius / Allen Miller, University of South Carolina, USA ; 9. Anonymous Sages: Some Sino-Greco Comparisons / Geir Sigurðsson, University of Iceland ; 10. Seeking Wisdom with Aristotle and Zhu Xi / May Sim, College of the Holy Corss, Worcester, USA ; 11. Wisdom as Realisation: Heidegger and Zhuangzi on Belonging in the World / Steven Burik, Singapore Management University, Singapore

Part III: Contemporary Wisdom. 12. Philosophy as a Spiritual Practice: An Old Idea Whose Time has Come / Sean McGrath, Memorial University, St John's, Canada ; 13. Wisdom Through Questioning, Globally / Wes DeMarco, Clark University, USA ; 14. Wisdom, Modernity, and Global Buddhism / John Harding, University of Lethbridge, Canada ; 15. Future-Oriented Philosophy and Wisdom East and West / Martin Schonfeld, University of South Florida, USA ; 16. Returning to Wisdom: Towards a Concrete Metaphysics / Yang Guorong, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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

ISBN:

9781474248686

1474248683

9781474248716

1474248713

9781474248709

1474248705

OCLC:

934233874