Philosophy of the Mòzĭ
«Not only the best study of the philosophy of the Mozi, but one of the best studies of any classical Chinese philosopher. -- Franklin Perkins, author of Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy Fraser is at his best and his most original in arguing for an interpretation of Mohist ethical theory as an early consequentialism that builds upon his own careful and persuasive explication of a Mohist philosophy of mind and action-a sui generis social psychology that has contemporary force in challenging the persistent subjective, individualist, and representational assumptions of our old common-sense psychology. -- Roger T. Ames, author of Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation Fraser's book is charitable-persuasively rebutting many standard criticisms of the Mohists-and yet critically engaged with the details of the Mohists' provocative positions. The philosophical study of the Mozicomes of age in this outstanding book. -- Stephen C. Angle, author of Sagehood: The Contemporary Significance of Neo-Confucian Philosophy Fraser is a gifted writer and expositor. Mo Di was not only the first consequentialist but also the first just war theorist, the first critic of extravagant ritual, the first critic of family-first ethics, and the first philosopher to offer what analytic philosophers would count as rigorous arguments. A must read for analytic philosophers who work in ethics and political philosophy. -- Owen Flanagan, author of The Geography of Morals: Varieties of Moral Possibility»
Mohism was an ancient Chinese philosophical movement founded in the fifth century BCE by the charismatic artisan Mozi, or "Master Mo." Its practitioners advanced a consequentialist ethics, along with fascinating political, logical, and epistemological theories, that set the terms of philosophical argumentation and reflection in China for generations to come. Les mer
More than a straightforward account of Mohist principles and practice, this volume immerses readers in the Mohist mindset and clarifies its underpinning of Chinese philosophical discourse.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231149266
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
- Priser
- Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2018.
Anmeldelser
«Not only the best study of the philosophy of the Mozi, but one of the best studies of any classical Chinese philosopher. -- Franklin Perkins, author of Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy Fraser is at his best and his most original in arguing for an interpretation of Mohist ethical theory as an early consequentialism that builds upon his own careful and persuasive explication of a Mohist philosophy of mind and action-a sui generis social psychology that has contemporary force in challenging the persistent subjective, individualist, and representational assumptions of our old common-sense psychology. -- Roger T. Ames, author of Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation Fraser's book is charitable-persuasively rebutting many standard criticisms of the Mohists-and yet critically engaged with the details of the Mohists' provocative positions. The philosophical study of the Mozicomes of age in this outstanding book. -- Stephen C. Angle, author of Sagehood: The Contemporary Significance of Neo-Confucian Philosophy Fraser is a gifted writer and expositor. Mo Di was not only the first consequentialist but also the first just war theorist, the first critic of extravagant ritual, the first critic of family-first ethics, and the first philosopher to offer what analytic philosophers would count as rigorous arguments. A must read for analytic philosophers who work in ethics and political philosophy. -- Owen Flanagan, author of The Geography of Morals: Varieties of Moral Possibility»