Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvAlexus McLeod,Joshua R. Brown

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Contemporary scholars of Chinese philosophy often presuppose that early China possessed a naturalistic worldview, devoid of any non-natural concepts, such as transcendence. Challenging this presupposition head-on, Joshua R. Brown and Alexus McLeod argue that non-naturalism and transcendence have a robust and significant place in early Chinese thought. This book reveals that non-naturalist positions can be found in early Chinese texts, in topics including conceptions of the divine, cosmogony, and apophatic philosophy. Moreover, by closely examining a range of early Chinese texts, and providing comparative readings of a number of Western texts and thinkers, the book offers a way of reading early Chinese Philosophy as consistent with the religious philosophy of the East and West, including the Abrahamic and the Brahmanistic religions.Co-written by a philosopher and theologian, this book draws out unique insights into early Chinese thought, highlighting in particular new ways to consider a range of Chinese concepts, including tian, dao, li, and you/wu.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-03-24
Mått154 x 232 x 14 mm
Vikt380 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350204034

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Alexus McLeod is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Asian/Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut, USA. He has published numerous books and articles in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy. Theories of Chinese Philosophy (Rowman and Littlefield International) has appeared in print, and Philosophy of the Ancient Maya: Lords of Time is forthcoming (Lexington Books). Joshua R. Brown is Assistant Professor in Theology at Mount St. Mary’s University, USA. He has published several articles in the fields of comparative and systematic theologies, focusing on Confucian Philosophy in the Pre-Qin through Han periods. He has articles forthcoming in Theological Studies, The Heythrop Journal, Pro Ecclesia, and Nova et Vetera.

Introduction: Arguments for a Non-Naturalist Reading of Early Chinese Thought Part I: Groundwork—Questioning a Naturalistic Interpretation of Early Chinese Thoughts 1. “Naturalism” in Western Philosophy and its Use in Scholarship on Chinese Thought2. Rethinking Transcendence and Nature3. The Naturalist Project of the HanPart II: Transcendence—Readings of Key Concepts and Texts4. Does Tian Will? The Debate in Warring States and Han5. The Relationship Between Tian and Humanity6. Tian and the Grounding of Ritual7. Dao and the Propensities of Tian 8. Dao and Cosmogony9. Dao as Action and Natural LawPart III: Substance—Readings of Key Concepts and Texts10. Qi as Substance in the Early Han12. Chapter Twelve: Qi as Essential Spirit13. An Essential Reading of Xing14. An Essential Reading of XinBibliographyIndex

[T]he greatest value of Brown and McLeod’s study consists in that they have made an extremely convincing case for comparative theologians, philosophers and interreligious scholars on Chinese thought to abandon the binary “the same or not” mindset identified at the beginning of this review. With a further respect towards the historical and traditional nature of classical Chinese thought, I believe their work can lead to even more fruitful conversations on how to harmonize classical Chinese thought and Western thought without making them uniform.