Questioning Science in East Asian Contexts

Essays on Science, Confucianism, and the Comparative History of Science
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-26509-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 579 g

Reihe: Science and Religion in East Asia

Questioning Science in East Asian Contexts brings together twelve essays written by Yung Sik Kim addressing various questions about the social and cultural contexts of science in East Asia. Most of the essays deal with the relationship between science and Confucianism, especially the roles that Confucian thought, values, and institutions have on the development of science. Kim shows that this relationship is very complex and multifaceted, and cannot be dealt with in a simplistic manner.
Kim offers comparative perspectives and discusses the problems of intercultural comparisons; he demonstrates that in spite of the potential dangers that accompany these comparisons, they should be made nonetheless as they allow for a better understanding of the situation in East Asia.

Zielgruppe

All interested in the history of science in East Asia, and the social and intellectual history of East Asia; anyone concerned with the problem of inter-cultural comparison in the historical studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Yung Sik

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtswissenschaft: Theorie und Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Yung Sik Kim was Professor in the Department of Asian History and the Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Seoul National University, until he retired in February 2013. He has published many articles and books on science and natural philosophy in East Asia and the comparative history of science.