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34The Changing Status of Chinese PhilosophyJournal of Chinese Philosophy 40 (3-4): 583-600. 2013.The article tries to stress the historical nature of the issue about the “legitimacy of Chinese philosophy.” It argues that we are facing an era in which the question will no longer be whether the thoughts of traditional Chinese masters can be comfortably adopted by a foreign “family”; instead, it will be whether we can make the marriage of Chinese traditional thoughts and Western philosophy a constructive process through which philosophy, whether Chinese or Western, can be rejuvenated with rene…Read more
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141How far is Confucius an Aristotelian?: Comments on May Sim’s Remastering Morals with Aristotle and ConfuciusDao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 8 (3): 311-319. 2009.The paper tries to point out that while May Sim’s book is helpful for stimulating critical and systematic comparative study of Aristotle and Confucius, its overly Aristotelian approach results in the author’s misleading assessment of Confucius and Confucianism. Because Confucianism aims primarily at offering systematic instructions of how to live a good life, and not at establishing a theory or finding truth, the true value of Confucianism would be eclipsed if he is taken against an Aristotelian…Read more
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12On ConfuciusWadsworth. 2002.This brief text assists students in understanding Confucius' philosophy and thinking so they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the Wadsworth Notes Series,, ON CONFUCIUS is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book offers sufficient insight into the thinking of a notable philosopher, better enabling students to engage in reading…Read more
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752Seek and You Will Find It; Let Go and You Will Lose It: Exploring a Confucian Approach to Human DignityDao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 13 (2): 173-198. 2014.While the concept of Menschenwürde (universal human dignity) has served as the foundation for human rights, it is absent in the Confucian tradition. However, this does not mean that Confucianism has no resources for a broadly construed notion of human dignity. Beginning with two underlying dilemmas in the notion of Menschenwürde and explaining how Confucianism is able to avoid them, this essay articulates numerous unique features of a Confucian account of human dignity, and shows that the Confuc…Read more
Areas of Specialization
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
Asian Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Action |