Dao Companion To The Philosophy Of Mencius (Dao Companions To Chinese Philosophy, 18)

This book is about the philosophical, historical, and interpretative aspects of Mencius. It explores his influence, reception, and relevance in China from the third century BCE to the present, as well as offers comparative studies of Mencius and major figures in the history of Chinese and Western philosophy. With 34 accessible articles written by leading philosophers and scholars, the Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Mencius provides both broad pictures and in-depth discussions regarding the work of one of the most important and influential Chinese philosophers. It covers his normative ethics, meta-ethics, political philosophy, epistemology and moral psychology. The last section of the volume, “Mencius and Western Philosophers: Comparative Perspectives,” explicitly puts him in dialogue with major Western philosophers. The Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Mencius serves as an essential volume for college students, graduate students, and scholars who study and teach Mencius as well as Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy in general.?

• | Author: Yang Xiao, Kim-Chong Chong
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Apr 12, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 724 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 3031276183
• | ISBN-13: 9783031276187