Following His Own Path: Li Zehou And Contemporary Chinese Philosophy (suny Series, Translating China)

In This Book, Jana S. Ros̆ker Offers The First Comprehensive Overview And Exegesis Of The Work Of Li Zehou, Who Is One Of The Most Significant And Influential Chinese Philosophers Of Our Time. Ros̆ker Shows Us How Li's Complex System Of Thought Seeks To Revive Various Chinese Traditions, And At The Same Time Attempts To Harmonize Or Reconcile This Cultural Heritage With The Demands Of The Dominant Economic, Political, And Axiological Structures Of Our Globalized World. Variously Characterized As 'neo-traditional, ' 'neo-kantian, ' 'post-marxist, ' 'marxist-confucian, ' 'pragmatist, ' 'instrumentalist, ' 'romantic, ' And More, Li's Work Was Central To The Period Known As The Chinese Enlightenment In The 1980s And Has Helped Modify And Transform Antiquated Patterns Of Chinese Intellectual Discourse. He Is One Of The Rare Chinese Thinkers Whose Work Has Had Not Only Had A Deep And Lasting Impact On Chinese Intellectuals, But Has Acquired A Broad Readership Outside Of China As Well. Seen From A Broader Intercultural Perspective, Li's Unique And Imaginative Approach To A Wide Range Of Basic Theoretical Problems Has Created New Styles Of Intellectual Investigation, While Reminding Us Of Our Belonging To A Common Humanity, Regardless Of Differences In Our Individual Cultures, Languages, Preferences, And Traditions-- Li Zehou And His Time -- Central Concepts -- Upgrading And Modernizing Traditional Chinese Philosophy -- Exploring The Beauty Of Humanity -- General Evaluation And Impact. Jana S. Ros̆ker. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 315-334) And Index. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Notes on References, Bibliography, and Translation Introduction 1. Li Zehou and His Time Historical and Ideational Background Chinese Culture in the Twentieth Century: Crises and Syntheses, Dilemmas, and New Hopes The Main Philosophical Currents and the Role of Aesthetic Thought General Overview: Li Zehou, His Life, and Work Main Biographical Data and Crucial Publications The Beauty of Being Alive: Exciting Theories and Creative Practices Fragile Dreams of Freedom and Different Horizons Rocky Relationships with Confucius, Kant, and Marx Theoretical Innovations Impact and Critiques 2. Central Concepts Sedimentation Dynamic Layering of Mental Formations Sedimentation and Habitus Epistemological Foundations and the Shaping of Human Beings Sedimentation as an Aesthetic Concept Subjectality Social Practice and Human Autonomy Epistemology, Ethics, and Aesthetics Political Implications Humanization of Nature and Naturalization of Humans In the Footsteps of Early Marx Naturalized Humans and Their Unity with the World From Marx to Kant and Back 3. Upgrading and Modernizing Traditional Chinese Philosophy The Winding Course of Chinese Intellectual History From Shamanism to Confucian Rituality The Four Periods of Confucianism and the Culture of Pleasure The Complementary Relation between Confucianism and Daoism and the Reciprocal Utilization of Confucianism and Legalism Basic Paradigms and Approaches The One-World-View and the Critique of Immanent Transcendence Pragmatic Reason and Emotion-Based Substance Two Kinds of Morality and Proper Measure Tradition and Modernity Chinese Modernization and Its Theoretical Reflection in Twentieth-Century China Li Zehou’s View on Modernity From Zhongti Xiyong to Xiti Zhongyong 4. Exploring the Beauty of Humanity Aesthetics: The Unity of Contradictions, Fusion of Being, and Belonging Two Wise Old Men and Two Passionate Youngsters The Duality of Aesthetic Feeling and the Primary Role of Its Objective Sociality Beauty and Image Aesthetic Fever of the 1980s Refinement, Systematization, and Development of Concepts The Meaning of Life and the Highest Domain of Human Existence The Dynamic Nature of Life and Reality: God Is Dead, but People Are Alive Anthropo-historical Ontology Epistemology Ethics and Political Philosophy 5. General Evaluation and Impact Theoretical System: Models and Networks, Continuity and Change Network of Relations Referential Framework Toward a New Model of Duality His Own Path Appendix: General Scheme of Ethics (Lunlixue zong lanbiao 倫理學總覽表) Notes Bibliography Glossary of Specific Terms, Phrases, and Titles (Chinese-English) Index of Proper Names Back Cover "In this book, Jana S. Ros̆ker offers the first comprehensive overview and exegesis of the work of Li Zehou, who is one of the most significant and influential Chinese philosophers of our time. Ros̆ker shows us how Li's complex system of thought seeks to revive various Chinese traditions, and at the same time attempts to harmonize or reconcile this cultural heritage with the demands of the dominant economic, political, and axiological structures of our globalized world. Variously characterized as 'neo-traditional, ' 'neo-Kantian, ' 'post-Marxist, ' 'Marxist-Confucian, ' 'pragmatist, ' 'instrumentalist, ' 'romantic, ' and more, Li's work was central to the period known as the Chinese Enlightenment in the 1980s and has helped modify and transform antiquated patterns of Chinese intellectual discourse. He is one of the rare Chinese thinkers whose work has had not only had a deep and lasting impact on Chinese intellectuals, but has acquired a broad readership outside of China as well. Seen from a broader intercultural perspective, Li's unique and imaginative approach to a wide range of basic theoretical problems has created new styles of intellectual investigation, while reminding us of our belonging to a common humanity, regardless of differences in our individual cultures, languages, preferences, and traditions"-- Provided by publisher "In this book, Jana S. Rošker offers the first comprehensive overview and exegesis of the work of Li Zehou, who is one of the most significant and influential Chinese philosophers of our time. Rošker shows us how Li's complex system of thought seeks to revive various Chinese traditions, and at the same time attempts to harmonize or reconcile this cultural heritage with the demands of the dominant economic, political, and axiological structures of our globalized world. Variously characterized as "neo-traditional," "neo-Kantian," "post-Marxist," "Marxist-Confucian," "pragmatist," "instrumentalist," "romantic," and more, Li's work was central to the period known as the Chinese Enlightenment in the 1980s and has helped modify and transform antiquated patterns of Chinese intellectual discourse. He is one of the rare Chinese thinkers whose work has had not only had a deep and lasting impact on Chinese intellectuals, but has acquired a broad readership outside of China as well. Seen from a broader intercultural perspective, Li's unique and imaginative approach to a wide range of basic theoretical problems has created new styles of intellectual investigation, while reminding us of our belonging to a common humanity, regardless of differences in our individual cultures, languages, preferences, and traditions"-- Provided by publisher