The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy Methodologies (Bloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy)

"The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy Methodologies presents a new understanding of the changing methods used to study Chinese philosophy. By identifying the various different approaches and discussing the role, and significance of philosophical methods in the Chinese tradition, this collection identifies difficulties and exciting developments for scholars of Asian philosophy. Divided into four parts, the nature of Chinese philosophical thought is illuminated by discussing historical developments, current concerns and methodological challenges. Surveying recent methodological trends, this research companion explores and evaluates the methodologies that have been applied to Chinese philosophy. From these diverse angles, an international team of experts reflect on the considerations that enter their methodological choices and indicate new research directions. The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy Methodologies is an important contribution to the education of the next generation of Chinese philosophers."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Why Methodology Matters Is There Chinese philosophy? Methodological Pluralism “Revitalizing the Old to Realize the New” (溫故而知新) “What to Do? What to Do?” (如之何?如之何?) “Rocks of Other Mountains Can Serve as Grind-.stones ...” (他山之石可以為錯) Critiques and New Directions Continuing the Conversation Notes References 1 Philosophizing with Canonical Chinese Texts: Seeking an Interpretive Context The Inseparability of Method and Its Madness “Method” and “Methodology” in Classical Chinese Philosophizing Granet and Needham on Correlative Thinking “How Things Hang Together”: A Doctrine of Internal, Constitutive Relations Shi 勢: An Aesthetic Alternative to the Logic of “Things” and “External Causality” The Centrality of Human Sagacity in the Optimizing of the Daode 道德 Experience Sageliness as the Qualitative Transformation of the Tianren Relationship Daode as Focus-Field Holography: Getting Past the Inner/Outer Dualism C. S. Peirce and Abductive Reasoning: Step One in Focal Resolution Ars Contextualis: Step Two in Focal Resolution Notes References 2 Methodological Reflections on the Study of Chinese Thought A Methodological Approach Two Perspectives on the Study of Chinese Thought A Multistaged Approach Three Tasks in the Study of Chinese Thought Resolving the Potential Tensions Notes References 3 On What it Means to “Let a Text Speak for Itself?”: Philosophizing with Classical Chinese Texts Introduction Translation Structure of Texts Interpretation Final Remarks Notes References 4 Academic Silos, or “What I Wish Philosophers Knew about Early History in China” Manuscript Culture vs. Printed Culture Failures to Understand the Historical Contexts for Specific Expressions Failures to Understand the Role of Education and Debate, as Well as the Social Identities of the Debaters Haphazard Choices of Less-than-helpful Translations Notes References 5 Studies of Chinese Philosophy from a Transcultural Perspective: Contextualization and Decontextualization Notes References 6 Gongfu Method in the Analects and its Significance Beyond Traditional Chinese Thought under the Perspective of Modern Western Philosophy Gongfu Perspective Exemplified in the Analects Prospects of Gongfu Philosophy and Philosophy of Gongfu Gongfu, Pragmatism, and Virtue Theories Concluding Remarks Notes References 7 Methodological Inspiration from Teaching Chinese Philosophy Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Eurocentrism Pedagogical Methods in Chinese Philosophy Classrooms Classroom Practices Drawn from Chinese Philosophy Conclusion Notes References 8 Confucianism and Pragmatist Methods: Keeping Faith with the Confucian Moral Mission Centrality of Practice and Pragmatic Methods Words and Practical Effects The Truth of the Way (Dao 道) and the Way of Truths Rejecting Pragmatist Methods: Confucianism as Moral Metaphysics Knowing the Mandate of Heaven “Self-restriction of Moral Knowing” and Pragmatist Hope Notes References 9 Metaphysics and Methodology in a Cross-Cultural Context Is There Chinese “Metaphysics”? Metaphysics, Experience, and the Basis for Dialogue “Deep Critique” and Learning from Chinese Metaphysics Mind-.Body Dualism in Chinese Philosophy Notes References 10 On Constructive-Engagement Strategy in Studies of Chinese Philosophy Characteristic Features and Emphases of Constructive-Engagement Strategy How the Constructive-Engagement Strategy Is Possible Two Methodological Emphases of Constructive-Engagement Strategy Philosophical Interpretation Philosophical Issue Engagement Adequacy Conditions of Methodological Guiding Principles Recent Trend of Systematic Constructive-Engagement Practice Notes References 11 Issues and Methods of Analytic Philosophy Introduction Is the Transcendentalist’s Reasons for Rejecting MAP Acceptable? Is the Pan-Scientific Historian’s Reasons for Rejecting MAP Acceptable? Is Fung Yu-lan’s Approach Really Logical? Is the Comparativist Project Feasible? Why Is MAP Necessary? Notes References 12 Traveling Around the Threshold: Continental Philosophy and the Comparative Project A Beginning Approaching Engaging Dwelling Notes References 13 Chinese Bodies in Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Politics: Methodologies and Practices References 14 Methods from Within the Chinese Tradition Introduction Why Methods from “Within” the Chinese Tradition? Problems with this Approach and Some Responses Further Projects and Implications References 15 Methodology in Chinese-Indian Comparative Philosophy What Is Comparative Chinese-.Indian Philosophy, and How Is It Different from “Comparative Philosophy”? Obstacles to the Chinese-Indian Comparative Project Motives and Methods Historical Investigative Methods Through Historical Connection—Buddhism Without Historical Connection The Analogical Method Cosmopolitan Methods The Future of Chinese-.Indian Comparative Philosophy Notes References 16 Daoism, Naturalism, and Chinese Culture Confucianism and the Chinese Sciences Confucianism and Strategic Thinking Daoist and Naturalist Eudaimonism Notes References 17 Interdisciplinary Methods in Chinese Philosophy: Comparative Philosophy and the Case Example of Mind-Body Holism The Myth of Strong Mind-Body Holism in Early China Debunking the Myth of Strong Holism Points of Contact, Part I: Textual Analysis Concepts of Xin in Early China: A Large-Scale Corpus Analysis Methodological and Theoretical Issues Points of Contact, Part II: Cognitive Science Evidence Regarding Mind-.Body “Folk” Dualism The Impact of Cognitive Science: Shifting Our Hermeneutical Starting Point Integrating Cognitive Science with Cultural Studies Are Folk Views of the Self “Dualistic”? “Weak” or “Sloppy” Folk Dualism: Mind and Body Interpenetrate Conclusion: Doing Comparative Philosophy Notes References 18 Chinese Philosophy as Experimental Philosophy Introduction Empirically Informed Philosophy vs. Experimental Philosophy Three Types of Experimental Philosophy Psychological Modeling Philosophical Restrictionism Experimental Chinese Philosophy Example 1—Filial Piety Example 2—Ritual Conclusion Notes References Index