The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing

Henry Rosemont, Roger T. Ames

University of Hawaii Press, 30 בנוב׳ 2008 - 150 עמודים

Few if any philosophical schools have championed family values as persistently as the early Confucians, and a great deal can be learned by attending to what they had to say on the subject. In the Confucian tradition, human morality and the personal realization it inspires are grounded in the cultivation of family feeling. One may even go so far as to say that, for China, family reverence was a necessary condition for developing any of the other human qualities of excellence. On the basis of the present translation of the Xiaojing (Classic of Family Reverence) and supplemental passages found in other early philosophical writings, Professors Rosemont and Ames articulate a specifically Confucian conception of "role ethics" that, in its emphasis on a relational conception of the person, is markedly different from most early and contemporary dominant Western moral theories. This Confucian role ethics takes as its inspiration the perceived necessity of family feeling as the entry point in the development of moral competence and as a guide to the religious life as well.

In the lengthy introduction, two senior scholars offer their perspective on the historical, philosophical, and religious dimensions of the Xiaojing. Together with this introduction, a lexicon of key terms presents a context for the Xiaojing and provides guidelines for interpreting the text historically in China as well as suggesting its contemporary significance for all societies. The inclusion of the Chinese text adds yet another dimension to this important study. The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence is sure to appeal to specialists of comparative and Chinese philosophy and to all readers interested in the enduring importance of the family.

תוכן

• Introduction: 1
• Classic of Family Reverence Xiaojing: 105
• Elaborating upon Consummate Excellence: 112
• Elaborating upon Raising Ones Name High for Posterity: 113
• Resonance: 114
• Serving Ones Lord: 115
• Notes to the Classic of Family Reverence: 116
• Bibliography: 119
• Index: 129

מידע על המחבר

Henry Rosemont, JR., is George B. and Wilma Reeves Distinguished Professor Emeritus at St. Mary's College of Maryland and Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies at Brown University. Roger T. Ames is professor of philosophy at the University of Hawai'i and editor of Philosophy East West.

מידע ביבליוגרפי

• כותרת: The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing; The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing
• מאת: Henry Rosemont, Roger T. Ames
• הוצאה: University of Hawaii Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0824833481, 9780824833480
• אורך: 150 עמודים