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Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mengzi and Wang Yangming

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Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mengzi and Wang Yangming - Ivanhoe, Philip J
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This volume serves both as an introduction to the thought of Mengzi (Mencius) and Wang Yangming and as a comparison of their views. By examining issues held in common by both thinkers, Ivanhoe illustrates how the Confucian tradition was both continued and transformed by Wang Yangming, and shows the extent to which he was influenced by Buddhism. Topics explored are: the nature of morality; human nature; the nature and origin of wickedness; self cultivation; and sagehood. In addition to revised versions of each of these ...

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Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mengzi and Wang Yangming 2002, Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN

ISBN-13: 9780872205970

2nd Second Edition,2 edition

Trade paperback

Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mengzi and Wang Yangming 2002, Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN

ISBN-13: 9780872205987

2nd Second Edition,2 edition

Hardcover