It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chinese and Western thought overall are critically examined.
Michael Slote is UST Professor of Ethics at the University of Miami. A member of the Royal Irish Academy and former Tanner Lecturer, he has inaugurated the Feng Qi Lectures at East China Normal University and the Nankai University Lectures in East and West Philosophy.
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Yin-yang, Mind, and Heart-Mind.- Chapter 3: Moral Self-Cultivation East and West: A Critique.- Chapter 4: Philosophical Deficiencies East and West.- Chapter 5: The Many Roles of Empathy.- Chapter 6: How Justice Pays.- Chapter 7: The Impossibility of Egoism.- Chapter 8: Further Connections.- Conclusion.
Roger Crisp, Michael Slote, Oxford) Crisp, Roger (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, University of Maryland at College Park) Slote, Michael (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy