Since the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese philosophy has experienced an intensely self-conscious creative transformation. Contemporary Chinese philosophers developed sophisticated positions in many central areas of philosophy and set out to reinterpret the complex inheritance of ancient Chinese philosophy. Contemporary Chinese Philosophy features leading scholars describing and critically assessing the works of sixteen major twentieth-century Chinese philosophers. The book explores these philosophers' attempts to revive and modernize the Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, Logicist, Neo-Confucian, and Buddhist schools as well as their critiques of Western thinkers from Plato to Wittgenstein. It demonstrates that the values and achievements of Chinese philosophers offer a gateway to understanding the development of Chinese views of humanity and reality. This volume enables students and general readers to understand the rich and challenging diversity of issues and positions explored in contemporary Chinese philosophy.
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"This 'showcase' for modern Chinese philosophy will finally dispelthe common western perception that nothing has happened in Chinesephilosophy since the sixteenth century other than the emergence ofa regimented, monochromatic Marxism. In this immaculately editedvolume, its mainly Chinese contributors testify to the immensevariety of contemporary Chinese philosophy and to the willingnessof its leading figures to enrich their own traditions throughcritical dialogue with western ones. The volume deserves to inspirea reciprocal willingness among western philosophers." David E.Cooper, Durham University
"An excellent anthology of essays introducing sixteen importantChinese philosophers in the twentieth century. The editors alsoprovide a valuable background and overview, recent overseas trends,and a unifying interpretation of Chinese philosophy. 'Must' readingfor serious students and scholars interested in Chinese philosophy"Antonio S. Cua, Catholic University of America
"Contemporary Chinese Philosophy constitutes a valuablecontribution to the Western understanding of Chinese philosophy inconveying with clarity the diversity of the Chinese intellectualresponse to the encounter with Western thought." PracticalPhilosophy, Vol. 6, Autumn 2003
"An excellent anthology of essays introducing sixteen importantChinese philosophers in the twentieth century. The editors alsoprovide a valuable background and overview, recent overseas trends,and a unifying interpretation of Chinese philosophy. 'Must' readingfor serious students and scholars interested in Chinese philosophy"Antonio S. Cua, Catholic University of America
"Contemporary Chinese Philosophy constitutes a valuablecontribution to the Western understanding of Chinese philosophy inconveying with clarity the diversity of the Chinese intellectualresponse to the encounter with Western thought." PracticalPhilosophy, Vol. 6, Autumn 2003