Thinking from the Han :: self, truth, and transcendence in Chinese and Western culture /

"This book continues a comparative project begun with the authors' Thinking Through Confucius and Anticipating China. It continues the comparative discussions by focusing upon three concepts - self, truth, transcendence - which best illuminate the distinctive characters of the two cultures...

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Main Author: Hall, David L.
Other Authors: Ames, Roger T., 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"This book continues a comparative project begun with the authors' Thinking Through Confucius and Anticipating China. It continues the comparative discussions by focusing upon three concepts - self, truth, transcendence - which best illuminate the distinctive characters of the two cultures. "Self" specifies the meaning of the human subject, "truth" considers that subject's manner of relating to the world of which it is a part, and "transcendence" raises the issue as to whether the self/world relationship is grounded in something other than the elements resourced immediately in self and world. Considered together, the discussions of these concepts advertise in a most dramatic fashion the intellectual barriers currently existing between Chinese and Western thinkers. More importantly, these discussions reformulate Chinese and Western vocabularies in a manner that will enhance the possibilities of intercultural communication."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 336 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-330) and index.
ISBN:0585043477
9780585043470
9781438405520
1438405529

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