Tracing the common elements of the Chinese and Western classical traditions, this book examines their strengths, their role in shaping constitutions and the consequences of their eclipse. Presupposing no prior knowledge of philosophy, it offers an interpretation of these traditions and of the origins of modern ethical and political thought.
Tracing the common elements of the Chinese and Western classical traditions, this book examines their strengths, their role in shaping constitutions and the consequences of their eclipse. Presupposing no prior knowledge of philosophy, it offers an interpretation of these traditions and of the origins of modern ethical and political thought.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Gordley is W. R. Irby Distinguished University Professor at Tulane Law School, and Shannon Cecil Turner Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus at the Berkeley Law School. He is a Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy and a membre titulaire of the Académie internationale du droit comparé. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fulbright Fellow. He is the author of numerous books and articles including The Jurists: A Critical History (2013), Foundations of Private Law (2006), and The Philosophical Origins of Modern Contract Doctrine (1991).
Inhaltsangabe
Part I . Two Ancient Traditions: 1. The beginnings of ethical philosophy 2. The challenge to virtue and the discovery of human nature 3. A normative psychology 4. The universality of normative standards 5. Justice, propriety and the common good 6. Government Part II. The Formation of Two Constitutions: 7. A confucian empire: song dynasty China 8. A democratic republic: the United States of America Part III. The Eclipse of Classical Thought: 9. Neo-confucianiam 10. The path to orthodoxy 11. The rise and fall of western rationalism 12. The search for alternatives 13. Conclusion Appendix.
Part I . Two Ancient Traditions: 1. The beginnings of ethical philosophy 2. The challenge to virtue and the discovery of human nature 3. A normative psychology 4. The universality of normative standards 5. Justice, propriety and the common good 6. Government Part II. The Formation of Two Constitutions: 7. A confucian empire: song dynasty China 8. A democratic republic: the United States of America Part III. The Eclipse of Classical Thought: 9. Neo-confucianiam 10. The path to orthodoxy 11. The rise and fall of western rationalism 12. The search for alternatives 13. Conclusion Appendix.
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