TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ekken,Kaibara
AU  - Tucker,Mary Evelyn
TI  - The Philosophy of Qi: The Record of Great Doubts 
T2  - Translations from the Asian Classics
SN  - 9780231139229
AV  - B5244.K253 T3513 2007
U1  - 181/.12 22
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - Conduct of life
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Ethics
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Eastern / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; Taigiroku: The Record of Great Doubts --; PREFACE --; PART I --; PART II --; GLOSSARY --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX --; Backmatter; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - The Record of Great Doubts emphasizes the role of qi in achieving a life of engagement with other humans, with the larger society, and with nature as a whole. Rather than encourage transcendental escapism or quietism, Ekken articulates a philosophy of material force as a basis of living a life of commitment to the world. In this spirit, moral cultivation is not an isolated or a self-centered preoccupation, but an activity that occurs within the dynamic forces of nature and amid the rigorous demands of society. In this context, a vitalism of qi is an emergent force, not only providing the philosophical grounding for this vibrant interaction but also giving a basis for an investigation of the natural world that plumbs the principle within things. Ekken thus aimed to articulate a creative and dynamic milieu for moral education, political harmony, social coherence, and agricultural sustainability. The Record of Great Doubts embodies Ekken's profound commitment to Confucian ideas and practices as a method for establishing an integrative ethical vision, one he hoped would guide Japan through a new period of peace and stability. A major philosophical treatise in the Japanese Neo-Confucian tradition, The Record of Great Doubts illuminates a crucial chapter in East Asian intellectual history
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/ekke13922
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231511292
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231511292/original
ER  -