Chinese Philosophy in an Era of Globalization (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

Chinese and Western thinkers consider the Chinese philosophical tradition and Chinese philosophy for the contemporary global era. Chinese Philosophy In An Era of Globilization......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Part One: Reflecting on Chinese Philosophical Tradition......Page 22 Axiology in Pre-Modern Chinese Philosophy by Zhang Dainian Translated by Eric L. Hutton......Page 24 On the Idea of Axiology in Pre-Modern Chinese Philosophy by Kwong-loi Shun......Page 48 The Chinese Path to Polytheism by Zhao Dunhua Translated by Miranda D. Brown......Page 56 Monotheism in the Philosophy of Religion A Response To Professor Zhao by Stephen T. Davis......Page 80 The Discussion of Mind and Nature in Zhu Xi’s Philosophy by Chen Lai Translated by Robert W. Foster......Page 86 What Is Living and What Is Dead in the Confucianism of Zhu Xi? by Bryan W. Van Norden......Page 110 Part Two: Bringing Chinese Philosophy into the Global Discourse......Page 132 Contrasting Confucian Virtue Ethics and MacIntyre’s Aristotelian Virtue Theory by Wan Junren Translated by Edward Slingerland......Page 134 Once More on Confucian and Aristotelian Conceptions of the Virtues A Response to Professor Wan by Alasdair MacIntyre......Page 162 The Polished Mirror: Reflections on Natural Knowledge of the Way in Zhuangzi and Alvin Plantinga by Kelly James Clark and Liu Zongkun......Page 174 Reflections On “The Polished Mirror” by Alvin Plantinga......Page 196 Heidegger’s View of Language and the Lao-Zhuang View of Dao-Language by Zhang Xianglong Translated by Stephen C. Angle......Page 206 Speech from Beyond the Reach of Language A Response to Zhang Xianglong by Merold Westphal......Page 226 Contributors......Page 242 D......Page 248 L......Page 249 S......Page 250 Z......Page 251 Annotation This book treats Chinese philosophy today as a global project, presenting the work of both Chinese and Western philosophers. Providing contemporary considerations of the Chinese philosophical tradition and bringing Chinese philosophy into conversation with Western philosophy, "Chinese Philosophy in an Era of Globalization provides a model for collaborative work. Topics covered include value theory, philosophy of religion, human nature, virtue ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of language