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- Title: One Corner of the Square
- Author : Ian M. Sullivan & Joshua Mason
- Release Date : January 31, 2021
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,Nonfiction,Philosophy,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1458 KB
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In a historical moment when cross-cultural communication proves both necessary and difficult, the work of comparative philosophy is timely. Philosophical resources for building a shared future marked by vitality and collaborative meaning-making are in high demand. Taking note of the present global philosophical situation, this collection of essays critically engages the scholarship of Roger T. Ames, who for decades has had a central role in the evolution of comparative and nonwestern philosophy. With a reflective methodology that has produced creative translations of key Chinese philosophical texts, Amesâin conjunction with notable collaborators such as D.C. Lau, David Hall, and Henry Rosemont Jr.âhas brought Chinaâs philosophical traditions into constructive cross-cultural dialogue on numerous ethical and social issues that we face today.
The volume opens with two parts that share overlapping concerns about interpretation and translation of nonwestern texts and traditions. Parts III and IVââProcess Cosmologyâ and âEpistemological Considerationsââmark the shift in comparative projects from the metaphilosophical and translational stage to the more traditionally philosophical stage. Parts V and VIââConfucian Role Ethicsâ and âClassical Daoismââmight best be read as Chinese contributions to philosophical inquiry into living well or âethicsâ broadly construed. Lastly, Part VII takes Amesian comparative philosophy in âCritical Social and Political Directions,â explicitly drawing out the broader dimensions of social constitution and the ideal of harmony.
The contributorsâscholars working in philosophy, religious studies, and Asian studiesâpursue lines of inquiry opened up by the work of Roger Ames, and their chapters both clarify his ideas and push them in new directions. They survey the field of Chinese philosophy as it is taking shape in the wake of Amesâs contributions and as it carries forward a global conversation on the future of humanity.