Harmony in Chinese Thought

A Philosophical Introduction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Av Chenyang Li, Dascha Düring, Sai Hang Kwok, Singapore) Li, Chenyang (Nanyang Technological University, Dascha During

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He (?), or harmony, has traditionally been a central concept in Chinese thought, and to this day continues to shape the way in which people in China and East Asia think about ethics and politics. Yet, there is no systematic and comprehensive introduction of harmony as has been variously articulated in different Chinese schools. This edited volume aims to fill this gap. The individual contributions elaborate the conceptions of harmony as these were exemplified in central Chinese schools of thought, including Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, Buddhism, and trace their impact on contemporary Chinese philosophy. The volume explores the various meanings and implications of harmony so as to consider its relevance as a value and virtue in the modern world. It provides an accessible but substantial introductory work for readers interested in learning about pertinent core concepts and theories in Chinese thought, as well as engages specialists in Chinese philosophy by explicating its implications for ethical, political, epistemological, and metaphysical reflection as the basic point of reference.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-03-16
Mått164 x 228 x 29 mm
Vikt653 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor316
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781538147009

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: In Search of HarmonySection I: Historical and Conceptual FrameworksChapter 1: “He (?)”, Concept Cluster of Harmony in Early ChinaChapter 2: Music and the Concept of Harmony as Seen in Unearthed ManuscriptsChapter 3: Active Harmony, Passive Harmony, Freedom, and DominationSection II: Daoism4. Divergent Models of Harmony From the ZhuangziChapter 5: “Being Cool with Something (he zhi??):” Conflict Resolution in the ZhuangziChapter 6: Emptying the Body: The Space of Harmonization in Han DaoismSection III: ConfucianismChapter 7: Confucian Harmony as Ritual SynchronicityChapter 8: Harmony as Hermeneutic Openness: Aesthetic Perspectives on Confucian HarmonySection IV: Contending Voices of Mohism, Legalism, and BuddhismChapter 9: Tong: A Mohist Response to the Confucian HarmonyChapter 10: The Divergence between the Confucian and Legalist Quest for HarmonyChapter 11: Harmony and Nature: Thoughts from Laozi and Shen DaoChapter 12. Harmony and Paradox: The Tiantai Buddhist View of the “Round/Perfect” (yuan?)Section V: Contemporary DiscussionsChapter 13: Reflections on Three Challenges to a Discussion of HarmonyChapter 14: Meritocracy, Democracy, and Deep Harmony: Toward Democratic RelationalityList of Contributors

It should go without saying that “harmony” is a central concept in Chinese thought, but what is less understood is the range of views and contestation around “harmony.” By including leading scholars' views of the many faces of harmony, and especially by tracking the concept through time — down to the present day — this volume offers a comprehensive, detailed examination of this most important idea. The result is a volume that is unusually well integrated and stands as an authoritative work on the subject of harmony.