Traditional Korean Philosophy

Problems and Debates
Herausgeber: Back, Youngsun; Ivanhoe, Philip J

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Produktbeschreibung

With contributions by some of the best and most significant contemporary Korean philosophers, this important volume provides an overview of the different debates, problems, figures and periods that make up traditional Korean Buddhist and Confucian thought. The book highlights the richness and diversity of Korean philosophy as a vital and ongoing philosophical endeavour.

Produktdetails

• CEACOP East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics and Philosophy of Law
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781786601865
• ISBN-10: 1786601869
• Artikelnr.: 45344622

Autorenporträt

Youngsun Back is an Assistant Professor at the College of Confucian Studies & Eastern Philosophy, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. Philip J. Ivanhoe is Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy at City University of Hong Kong. His many publications include Confucian Reflections (2013), The Reception and Rendition of Freud in China (co-edited with Tao Jiang, 2013), Mortality in Traditional Chinese Thought (co-edited with Amy Olberding, 2011) and Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously (co-edited with Kam-por Yu and Julia Tao, 2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments / Conventions / Introduction / 1. From Structure to Action: The Concepts of 'Substance' (che
) and 'Function' (yong
) in Gwon Geun's Philosophy Halla Kim / 2. Another Look at Yi Hwang's Views about Li and Qi: A Case of Time-lag in the Transmission of Chinese Originals to Korea Yung Sik Kim / 3. The Li-Qi
Structures of the Four Beginnings and the Seven Emotions and the Aim of the Four-Seven Debates Hyoungchan Kim / 4. Yi Yulgok and His Contributions to Korean Confucianism: A Non-dualistic Approach Young-chan Ro / 5. Human Nature and Animal Nature: The Horak Debate and Its Philosophical Significance Richard Kim / 6. Jeong Yakyong's Post Neo-Confucianism So-Yi Chung / 7. The Lord on High (Sangje
) in Jeong Yakyong's Thought Soon-woo Chung / 8. How do Sages Differ from the Rest of Us?: The Views of Zhu Xi and Jeong Yakyong Youngsun Back / 9. The Way to Become a Female Sage: Im Yunjidang's Confucian Feminism Sungmoon Kim / 10. Burdens of Modernity: Baek Seonguk and the Formation of Modern Korean Buddhist Philosophy Jin Y. Park / Works Cited / Index