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Aristotle and Xunzi on Shame, Moral Education, and the Good Life

Zhao, Jingyi Jenny
Innbundet / 2024 / Engelsk

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9780197773161
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2024
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Oxford University Press Inc
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241 mm
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Zhao, Jingyi Jenny

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Jingyi Jenny Zhao is ISF Academy Senior Research Fellow at the Needham Research Institute and Needham Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Her research takes a cross-cultural comparative perspective on the ancient Greek and early Chinese philosophical traditions. She is co-editor and contributor of Ancient Greece and China Compared, and was interviewed for the BBC documentary Story of China.

Aristotle and Xunzi on Shame, Moral Education, and the Good Life

Zhao, Jingyi Jenny
Innbundet / 2024 / Engelsk
Zhao, Jingyi Jenny
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What would Aristotle and Xunzi have made of one another's ethical systems? Thanks to Jingyi Jenny Zhao, we are closer than ever to envisioning that conversation. Zhao's subtle virtuosity in multiple realms--philology, philosophy, and cultural history--equips her to do groundbreaking work in the field of what I call 'Comparative Classics.'

John Kirby, University of Miami

Jingyi Jenny Zhao has conducted a philologically sensitive, philosophically rich, and context-specific analysis of the role of shame in Aristotle's and Xunzi's views of moral education and the good life. Written with lucidity and poise, the book persuasively demonstrates how rewarding the comparative study of ancient philosophy could be.

Yiqun Zhou, Stanford University

In a time when Chinese scholars are showing interest in the history of Western philosophy...This volume is a significant publication that provides a synoptic gaze at where things stand in research on William James. This work will be of interest to students and academics alike....Zhao has written a helpful comparative study of one major thinker from each tradition. Rather than attempting a systematic comparison of Aristotle and Xunzi's entire philosophies, she wisely focuses on the role each attributes to shame in the moral life... Recommended. General readers through undergraduates

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In this pioneering study of Aristotle and Xunzi, Jingyi Jenny Zhao develops a sophisticated cross-cultural methodology that, when applied in a close engagement with their views on topics such as the importance of the emotions in moral education and the nature of the good life, yields deeper understanding of issues of philosophical importance both for them and for us today

Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge

Despite recent developments in the history of emotions and in comparative studies, sustained cross-cultural comparative studies of the emotions remain few and far between. Jingyi Jenny Zhao has produced the first major work that takes two philosophers from the ancient Greek and early Chinese traditions to stimulate discussion of an interdisciplinary nature on the rich and complex topic of the emotions-in particular, of shame. It features comparative analysis of Greek and Chinese texts while bringing the ancient materials to bear on modern controversies such as the role of shame in moral education and social cohesion. Although unalike in their social-historical and intellectual backgrounds, Aristotle and Xunzi bear striking similarities in several respects: they both conceptualize humans as essentially members of communities, as having a unique set of characteristics that set them apart from other living things, and as beings in need of moral training to fulfil their potential and become integrated into a well-ordered society. The two philosophers' discourses on shame reveal important insights into their ideals of human nature, moral education and the good life. This book tackles directly the methodological problems that are relevant to anyone interested in cross-cultural comparisons and organizes discussions of the ancient sources to facilitate a thorough integration of perspectives from the cultural traditions concerned. This approach provides sufficient focus to allow for detailed textual analysis while giving scope for making constant connections to the broader comparative questions at issue.
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CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Aristotle and Xunzi - Their Times, Texts, and Audiences 2. Mapping the Vocabulary of 'Shame' 3. Human Nature and the Social Basis for Communities 4. Shame and the Path to Moral Goodness 5. Social Institutions and the Politics of Moral Education Epilogue
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"What would Aristotle and Xunzi have made of one another's ethical systems? Thanks to Jingyi Jenny Zhao, we are closer than ever to envisioning that conversation. Zhao's subtle virtuosity in multiple realms--philology, philosophy, and cultural history--equips her to do groundbreaking work in the field of what I call 'Comparative Classics.'" -- John Kirby, University of Miami "Jingyi Jenny Zhao has conducted a philologically sensitive, philosophically rich, and context-specific analysis of the role of shame in Aristotle's and Xunzi's views of moral education and the good life. Written with lucidity and poise, the book persuasively demonstrates how rewarding the comparative study of ancient philosophy could be." -- Yiqun Zhou, Stanford University "In a time when Chinese scholars are showing interest in the history of Western philosophy...This volume is a significant publication that provides a synoptic gaze at where things stand in research on William James. This work will be of interest to students and academics alike....Zhao has written a helpful comparative study of one major thinker from each tradition. Rather than attempting a systematic comparison of Aristotle and Xunzi's entire philosophies, she wisely focuses on the role each attributes to shame in the moral life... Recommended. General readers through undergraduates" -- Choice "In this pioneering study of Aristotle and Xunzi, Jingyi Jenny Zhao develops a sophisticated cross-cultural methodology that, when applied in a close engagement with their views on topics such as the importance of the emotions in moral education and the nature of the good life, yields deeper understanding of issues of philosophical importance both for them and for us today" -- Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge
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Jingyi Jenny Zhao is ISF Academy Senior Research Fellow at the Needham Research Institute and Needham Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Her research takes a cross-cultural comparative perspective on the ancient Greek and early Chinese philosophical traditions. She is co-editor and contributor of Ancient Greece and China Compared, and was interviewed for the BBC documentary Story of China.
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Selling point: Compares Aristotle and Xunzi for the first time in English Selling point: Tackles the methodological problems relavant to anyone interested in cross-cultural comparisons Selling point: Fills the significant gap in literature on cross-comparative studies of the emotions
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What would Aristotle and Xunzi have made of one another's ethical systems? Thanks to Jingyi Jenny Zhao, we are closer than ever to envisioning that conversation. Zhao's subtle virtuosity in multiple realms--philology, philosophy, and cultural history--equips her to do groundbreaking work in the field of what I call 'Comparative Classics.'

John Kirby, University of Miami

Jingyi Jenny Zhao has conducted a philologically sensitive, philosophically rich, and context-specific analysis of the role of shame in Aristotle's and Xunzi's views of moral education and the good life. Written with lucidity and poise, the book persuasively demonstrates how rewarding the comparative study of ancient philosophy could be.

Yiqun Zhou, Stanford University

In a time when Chinese scholars are showing interest in the history of Western philosophy...This volume is a significant publication that provides a synoptic gaze at where things stand in research on William James. This work will be of interest to students and academics alike....Zhao has written a helpful comparative study of one major thinker from each tradition. Rather than attempting a systematic comparison of Aristotle and Xunzi's entire philosophies, she wisely focuses on the role each attributes to shame in the moral life... Recommended. General readers through undergraduates

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In this pioneering study of Aristotle and Xunzi, Jingyi Jenny Zhao develops a sophisticated cross-cultural methodology that, when applied in a close engagement with their views on topics such as the importance of the emotions in moral education and the nature of the good life, yields deeper understanding of issues of philosophical importance both for them and for us today

Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge

Despite recent developments in the history of emotions and in comparative studies, sustained cross-cultural comparative studies of the emotions remain few and far between. Jingyi Jenny Zhao has produced the first major work that takes two philosophers from the ancient Greek and early Chinese traditions to stimulate discussion of an interdisciplinary nature on the rich and complex topic of the emotions-in particular, of shame. It features comparative analysis of Greek and Chinese texts while bringing the ancient materials to bear on modern controversies such as the role of shame in moral education and social cohesion. Although unalike in their social-historical and intellectual backgrounds, Aristotle and Xunzi bear striking similarities in several respects: they both conceptualize humans as essentially members of communities, as having a unique set of characteristics that set them apart from other living things, and as beings in need of moral training to fulfil their potential and become integrated into a well-ordered society. The two philosophers' discourses on shame reveal important insights into their ideals of human nature, moral education and the good life. This book tackles directly the methodological problems that are relevant to anyone interested in cross-cultural comparisons and organizes discussions of the ancient sources to facilitate a thorough integration of perspectives from the cultural traditions concerned. This approach provides sufficient focus to allow for detailed textual analysis while giving scope for making constant connections to the broader comparative questions at issue.
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CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Aristotle and Xunzi - Their Times, Texts, and Audiences 2. Mapping the Vocabulary of 'Shame' 3. Human Nature and the Social Basis for Communities 4. Shame and the Path to Moral Goodness 5. Social Institutions and the Politics of Moral Education Epilogue
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"What would Aristotle and Xunzi have made of one another's ethical systems? Thanks to Jingyi Jenny Zhao, we are closer than ever to envisioning that conversation. Zhao's subtle virtuosity in multiple realms--philology, philosophy, and cultural history--equips her to do groundbreaking work in the field of what I call 'Comparative Classics.'" -- John Kirby, University of Miami "Jingyi Jenny Zhao has conducted a philologically sensitive, philosophically rich, and context-specific analysis of the role of shame in Aristotle's and Xunzi's views of moral education and the good life. Written with lucidity and poise, the book persuasively demonstrates how rewarding the comparative study of ancient philosophy could be." -- Yiqun Zhou, Stanford University "In a time when Chinese scholars are showing interest in the history of Western philosophy...This volume is a significant publication that provides a synoptic gaze at where things stand in research on William James. This work will be of interest to students and academics alike....Zhao has written a helpful comparative study of one major thinker from each tradition. Rather than attempting a systematic comparison of Aristotle and Xunzi's entire philosophies, she wisely focuses on the role each attributes to shame in the moral life... Recommended. General readers through undergraduates" -- Choice "In this pioneering study of Aristotle and Xunzi, Jingyi Jenny Zhao develops a sophisticated cross-cultural methodology that, when applied in a close engagement with their views on topics such as the importance of the emotions in moral education and the nature of the good life, yields deeper understanding of issues of philosophical importance both for them and for us today" -- Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge
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Jingyi Jenny Zhao is ISF Academy Senior Research Fellow at the Needham Research Institute and Needham Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Her research takes a cross-cultural comparative perspective on the ancient Greek and early Chinese philosophical traditions. She is co-editor and contributor of Ancient Greece and China Compared, and was interviewed for the BBC documentary Story of China.
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Selling point: Compares Aristotle and Xunzi for the first time in English Selling point: Tackles the methodological problems relavant to anyone interested in cross-cultural comparisons Selling point: Fills the significant gap in literature on cross-comparative studies of the emotions
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780197773161
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
431 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
Zhao, Jingyi Jenny

Biographical note

Jingyi Jenny Zhao is ISF Academy Senior Research Fellow at the Needham Research Institute and Needham Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Her research takes a cross-cultural comparative perspective on the ancient Greek and early Chinese philosophical traditions. She is co-editor and contributor of Ancient Greece and China Compared, and was interviewed for the BBC documentary Story of China.

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