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Virtue ethics and consequentialism in early Chinese philosophy /
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 philos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-399) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511290626 0511290624 0511290020 9780511290022 9780511289446 0511289448 1107179106 9781107179103 1280917431 9781280917431 9786610917433 6610917434 0511301928 9780511301926 0511497997 9780511497995 |