Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 537 g
Reihe: Modern Chinese Philosophy
A Confucian Appropriation of Buddhist Ideas in Response to Scientism in Twentieth-Century China
Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 537 g
Reihe: Modern Chinese Philosophy
ISBN: 978-90-04-31387-3
Verlag: Brill
In Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought, King Pong Chiu discusses Thomé H. Fang and Tang Junyi, two of the most important Confucian thinkers in twentieth-century China, who appropriated aspects of the medieval Chinese Buddhist school of Huayan to develop a response to the challenges of ‘scientism’, the belief that quantitative natural science is the only valuable part of human learning and the only source of truth.
As Chiu argues, Fang’s and Tang’s selective appropriations of Huayan thought paid heed to the hermeneutical importance of studying ancient texts in order to be more responsive to modern issues, and helped confirm the values of Confucianism under the challenge of ‘scientism’, a topic widely ignored in academia.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements xi
List of Figure and Tables xii
List of Abbreviations xiii
A Note on Transliteration and Translation xv
1 Introduction: Research Questions and Methodology 1
1.1 Research Questions 1
1.2 Methodology 7
2 The Historical Context of Modern Confucian Thinkers’ Appropriations
of Buddhist Ideas 16
3 Thomé H. Fang and Huayan Thought 80
4 Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought 126
5 Fang’s and Tang’s Appropriations of Huayan Thought and
‘Scientism’ 180
Appendices
1 Reply from the University of Wisconsin-Madison about Fang’s
Status 205
2 Prolegomena to A Comparative Philosophy of Life: An Outline 206
Bibliography 211
Index 247
