Whose tradition? Which Dao? : Confucius and Wittgenstein on moral learning and reflection /
Peterman, James F., 1949-
Whose tradition? Which Dao? : Confucius and Wittgenstein on moral learning and reflection / James F. Peterman. - 1 online resource. - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture . - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction: A Prologue to an Unlikely Project""; ""Introduction""; ""Bedrock Practices""; ""Bedrock Learning""; ""Imponderable Evidence""; ""Peaceful Agreement and Harmony""; ""Nothing Is Hidden""; ""Shared Insights in Different Contexts""; ""2 Confucius, Wittgenstein, and the Problem of Moral Disagreement""; ""Introduction""; ""Confucius and Disagreement""; ""Wittgenstein�s Realistic Spirit""; ""The Realistic Spirit Frees Us from Metaphysical Realism""; ""The Realistic Spirit Protects the Moral Insights of Common Humanity"" ""The Realistic Spirit Examines Established Usages or Words Placed in the Context of Our Complicated Form of Life""""The Realistic Spirit Rejects the Philosophical Ideal of Complete Moral Agreement""; ""The Realistic Spirit Opposes Normative Ethics""; ""Confucius�s “Realistic Spirit�""; ""Confucian Reflection Is Open-Ended""; ""Confucian Reflection Serves Needs for Self-Cultivation""; ""Confucian Reflection Avoids Speculation""; ""Confucian Study Focuses on Collected Exemplars from History and Literature""; ""Confucian Non-Reductionist View of Dao"" ""Expressing a Realistic Spirit, Fending off a Kantian Challenge""""Fending off a “New� Wittgensteinian Challenge""; ""3 Confucius, History, and the Problem of Meaning""; ""Overview""; ""Indeterminacy of Meaning""; ""The Threat of Semantic Nihilism""; ""Speaker�s Meaning and the Threat of Semantic Skepticism""; ""History and the Chain of Evidence Problem""; ""The Character Confucius: Real or Realistic?""; ""Makeham�s Solution to the Problem of Limited Historical Knowledge""; ""4 Wittgenstein and the Problem of Understanding at a Distance""; ""Introduction"" ""Wittgenstein on Understanding and Meaning""""How to Understand Interpretive Charity""; ""Interpreting the “Middle Ground�""; ""Conclusion""; ""5 How to Be a Confucian Pragmatist without Losing the Truth""; ""Introduction""; ""Munro on Plato, Chinese Philosophy, and Truth""; ""Hansen on Chinese Philosophy on Truth""; ""More on Hansen""; ""Hall and Ames and the Pragmatic Reading of Chinese Philosophy""; ""Performative Language and Background Beliefs""; ""Doing Things with Words""; ""Truth in On Certainty""; ""Invoking Dao""; ""6 Saving Confucius from the Confucians""; ""Introduction"" ""Details and the Limits of Reflection""""The Depth of Confucius�s Philosophical Problems""; ""Wittgenstein, Method, and the Depth of Our Quandaries""; ""Details and Commentary""; ""From He Yan�s Commentary""; ""From Zhu Xi�s Commentary""; ""7 The Dilemmas of Contemporary Confucianism""; ""Introduction""; ""Jiwei Ci�s Dilemmas""; ""MacIntyre�s Dilemma""; ""Rational Development of Traditions""; ""Confucius�s “Small Place� for Theory""; ""Limits on the Law of the Excluded Middle: Wittgenstein""; ""Limits of the Law of the Excluded Middle: Confucius""
Considers the notable similarities between the thought of Confucius and Wittgenstein.
9781438454214 143845421X
Confucio, circa 551-479 a.C.
Confucius. Lun yu.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef, 1889-1951
Confucius
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951
Lun yu (Confucius)
Ethics.
Confucian ethics.
Morale.
Morale confucéenne.
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY--Social.
Confucian ethics
Ethics
Electronic books.
BJ1012 / .P438 2015eb
170.92/2
Whose tradition? Which Dao? : Confucius and Wittgenstein on moral learning and reflection / James F. Peterman. - 1 online resource. - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture . - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction: A Prologue to an Unlikely Project""; ""Introduction""; ""Bedrock Practices""; ""Bedrock Learning""; ""Imponderable Evidence""; ""Peaceful Agreement and Harmony""; ""Nothing Is Hidden""; ""Shared Insights in Different Contexts""; ""2 Confucius, Wittgenstein, and the Problem of Moral Disagreement""; ""Introduction""; ""Confucius and Disagreement""; ""Wittgenstein�s Realistic Spirit""; ""The Realistic Spirit Frees Us from Metaphysical Realism""; ""The Realistic Spirit Protects the Moral Insights of Common Humanity"" ""The Realistic Spirit Examines Established Usages or Words Placed in the Context of Our Complicated Form of Life""""The Realistic Spirit Rejects the Philosophical Ideal of Complete Moral Agreement""; ""The Realistic Spirit Opposes Normative Ethics""; ""Confucius�s “Realistic Spirit�""; ""Confucian Reflection Is Open-Ended""; ""Confucian Reflection Serves Needs for Self-Cultivation""; ""Confucian Reflection Avoids Speculation""; ""Confucian Study Focuses on Collected Exemplars from History and Literature""; ""Confucian Non-Reductionist View of Dao"" ""Expressing a Realistic Spirit, Fending off a Kantian Challenge""""Fending off a “New� Wittgensteinian Challenge""; ""3 Confucius, History, and the Problem of Meaning""; ""Overview""; ""Indeterminacy of Meaning""; ""The Threat of Semantic Nihilism""; ""Speaker�s Meaning and the Threat of Semantic Skepticism""; ""History and the Chain of Evidence Problem""; ""The Character Confucius: Real or Realistic?""; ""Makeham�s Solution to the Problem of Limited Historical Knowledge""; ""4 Wittgenstein and the Problem of Understanding at a Distance""; ""Introduction"" ""Wittgenstein on Understanding and Meaning""""How to Understand Interpretive Charity""; ""Interpreting the “Middle Ground�""; ""Conclusion""; ""5 How to Be a Confucian Pragmatist without Losing the Truth""; ""Introduction""; ""Munro on Plato, Chinese Philosophy, and Truth""; ""Hansen on Chinese Philosophy on Truth""; ""More on Hansen""; ""Hall and Ames and the Pragmatic Reading of Chinese Philosophy""; ""Performative Language and Background Beliefs""; ""Doing Things with Words""; ""Truth in On Certainty""; ""Invoking Dao""; ""6 Saving Confucius from the Confucians""; ""Introduction"" ""Details and the Limits of Reflection""""The Depth of Confucius�s Philosophical Problems""; ""Wittgenstein, Method, and the Depth of Our Quandaries""; ""Details and Commentary""; ""From He Yan�s Commentary""; ""From Zhu Xi�s Commentary""; ""7 The Dilemmas of Contemporary Confucianism""; ""Introduction""; ""Jiwei Ci�s Dilemmas""; ""MacIntyre�s Dilemma""; ""Rational Development of Traditions""; ""Confucius�s “Small Place� for Theory""; ""Limits on the Law of the Excluded Middle: Wittgenstein""; ""Limits of the Law of the Excluded Middle: Confucius""
Considers the notable similarities between the thought of Confucius and Wittgenstein.
9781438454214 143845421X
Confucio, circa 551-479 a.C.
Confucius. Lun yu.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef, 1889-1951
Confucius
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951
Lun yu (Confucius)
Ethics.
Confucian ethics.
Morale.
Morale confucéenne.
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY--Social.
Confucian ethics
Ethics
Electronic books.
BJ1012 / .P438 2015eb
170.92/2