New horizons in Eastern humanism: Buddhism, Confucianism and the quest for global peace
China now attracts global attention in direct proportion to its increasing economic and geopolitical power. But for millennia, the philosophy which has shaped the soul of China is not modern Communism, or even new forms of capitalism, but rather Confucianism. And one of the most striking phenomena r...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London [u.a.]
Tauris
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Confucianism
/ Ethics
/ Humanism
/ Buddhism
B Asia / Buddhism / Confucianism / Humanism |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B China B Confucianism B Humanism |
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| Summary: | China now attracts global attention in direct proportion to its increasing economic and geopolitical power. But for millennia, the philosophy which has shaped the soul of China is not modern Communism, or even new forms of capitalism, but rather Confucianism. And one of the most striking phenomena relating to China's ascendancy on the world stage is a burgeoning interest, throughout Asia and beyond, in the humanistic culture and values that underlie Chinese politics and finance: particularly the thought of Confucius passed on in the Analects. In this stimulating conversation, two leading think |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1848855923 |