Description: In this book Bryan W. Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side. Van Norden shows that Confucianism, while similar to Aristotelianism in being a form of virtue ethics, offers different conceptions of 'the good life', the virtues, human nature, and ethical cultivation. Mohism is akin to Western utilitarianism in being a form of consequentialism, but distinctive in its conception of the relevant consequences and in its specific thought-experiments and state-of-nature arguments. Van Norden makes use of the best research on Chinese history, archaeology, and philology. His text is accessible to philosophers with no previous knowledge of Chinese culture and to Sinologists with no background in philosophy.
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EAN: 9781107407329
UPC: 9781107407329
ISBN: 9781107407329
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Book Title: Virtue Ethics and Consequentialism in Early Chines
Number of Pages: 430 Pages
Publication Name: Virtue Ethics and Consequentialism in Early Chinese Philosophy
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Confucianism
Item Weight: 22.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Philosophy
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Bryan Van Norden
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
