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Overview"In this novel engagement with Ming Dynasty philosopher Wang Fuzhi (1619–1692), Nicholas S. Brasovan presents Wang's neo-Confucianism as an important theoretical resource for engaging with contemporary ecological humanism. Brasovan coins the term ""person-in-the-world"" to capture ecological humanism's fundamental premise that humans and nature are inextricably bound together, and argues that Wang's cosmology of energy (qi) gives us a rich conceptual vocabulary for understanding the continuity that exists between persons and the natural world. The book makes a significant contribution to English-language scholarship on Wang Fuzhi and to Chinese intellectual history, with new English translations of classical Chinese, Mandarin, and French texts in Chinese philosophy and culture. This innovative work of comparative philosophy not only presents a systematic and comprehensive interpretation of Wang's thought but also shows its relevance to contemporary discussions in the philosophy of ecology." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas S. BrasovanPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438464541ISBN 10: 1438464541 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 02 January 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Thesis Interpretive Methodology Biographical Introduction to Wang Fuzhi Significance, Symbolism, and Strata of the Yijing Disambiguating Ecological Humanism Synopsis 1. Natural Cosmology Creationism as Antithesis Tian qua Nature Neo-Confucian Terminology of Cosmic Creativity 2. Complex Systems and Patterns of Energy A Perspective from Ecosystems Ecology Nature as Patterns of Energy From “Simple” to “Complex” Materialism 3. Reading the Yijing from an Ecological Perspective Holistic Hermeneutics Cosmography of the Yijing Practical Knowledge through Comprehensive Observation 4. Between Nature and Persons Humanizing Nature in Ecological Humanism Humanizing Nature in Chinese Philosophy Between Persons and Nature Wang Fuzhi’s Critique of Orthodox and Heterodox Doctrines Mencius’s Heart-and-Mind and the Human Experience 5. Identifying Religiosity in Wang Fuzhi’s Neo-Confucianism Ritual Propriety as Humanizing Nature Immanence of Persons-in-the-World Procreativity in the Yijing Experiencing the Sublime in Nature 6. Conclusion Summarizing Reflections Application of a Theory Notes Glossary of Key Chinese Terms Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is a fine study of Wang Fuzhi's complex and fascinating neo-Confucian cosmology. I learned an immense amount about one of China's last great Confucian intellectuals. - John Berthrong, author of Expanding Process: Exploring Philosophical and Theological Transformations in China and the West """This is a fine study of Wang Fuzhi's complex and fascinating neo-Confucian cosmology. I learned an immense amount about one of China's last great Confucian intellectuals."" — John Berthrong, author of Expanding Process: Exploring Philosophical and Theological Transformations in China and the West" In this novel engagement with Ming Dynasty philosopher Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), Nicholas S. Brasovan presents Wang's neo-Confucianism as an important theoretical resource for engaging with contemporary ecological humanism. Brasovan coins the term person-in-the-world to capture ecological humanism's fundamental premise that humans and nature are inextricably bound together, and argues that Wang's cosmology of energy (qi) gives us a rich conceptual vocabulary for understanding the continuity that exists between persons and the natural world. The book makes a significant contribution to English-language scholarship on Wang Fuzhi and to Chinese intellectual history, with new English translations of classical Chinese, Mandarin, and French texts in Chinese philosophy and culture. This innovative work of comparative philosophy not only presents a systematic and comprehensive interpretation of Wang's thought but also shows its relevance to contemporary discussions in the philosophy of ecology. Author InformationNicholas S. Brasovan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Central Arkansas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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