Virtue ethics and consequentialism in early Chinese philosophy (Record no. 215767)
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International Standard Book Number | 9780521867351 |
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Classification number | 170.951 NOR |
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Personal name | "Norden, Bryan W.Van" |
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Title | Virtue ethics and consequentialism in early Chinese philosophy |
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge university press |
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
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Extent | 412p. |
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Unit of pricing | USD |
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Summary, etc. | In this book Bryan W. Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side. Van Norden shows that Confucianism, while similar to Aristotelianism in being a form of virtue ethics, offers different conceptions of 'the good life', the virtues, human nature, and ethical cultivation. Mohism is akin to Western utilitarianism in being a form of consequentialism, but distinctive in its conception of the relevant consequences and in its specific thought-experiments and state-of-nature arguments. Van Norden makes use of the best research on Chinese history, archaeology, and philology. His text is accessible to philosophers with no previous knowledge of Chinese culture and to Sinologists with no background in philosophy. |
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Topical term or geographic name entry element | Confucianism |
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Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-02-08 | 170.951 NOR | 133522 | 2020-02-08 | 2020-02-08 | Books |