Mencius: Contexts and Interpretations

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Mencius

Contexts and Interpretations

Edited by: Alan K. L. Chan

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2002

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Philosophy History of Philosophy History of Philosophy, other

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Alan K. L. Chan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
1. The Ideological Background of the Mencian Discussion of Human Nature A Reexamination Ning Chen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	17
2. A Matter of Taste: Qi (Vital Energy) and the Tending of the Heart (Xin) in Mencius 2A2 ALAN K. L. CHAN Alan K. L. Chan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	42
3. Mencius and a Process Notion of Human Nature Roger T. Ames Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	72
4. Biology and Culture in the Mencian View of Human Nature Irene Bloom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	91
5. Mengzi and Gaozi on Nei and Wai Kim-Chong Chong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	103
6. Xin and Moral Failure: Notes on an Aspect of Mencius’ Moral Psychology Antonio S. Cua Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	126
7. Understanding Words and Knowing Men Jiuan Heng Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
8. Between Family and State: Relational Tensions in Confucian Ethics Sor-Hoon Tan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	169
9. Casuistry and Character in the Mencius Robert Eno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
10. Mencius, Xunzi, and Dai Zhen A Study of the Mengzi ziyi shuzheng Kwong-Loi Shun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	216
11. The Nature and Historical Context of the Mencius E. Bruce Brooks and A. Taeko Brooks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	242
12. Mengzi as Philosopher of History David Nivison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	282
13. Mencius and an Ethics of the New Century Donald J. Munro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	305
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	321

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9780824863609

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824863609

eBook ISBN: 9780824863609

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