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Confucianism and Ecology
Mary Evelyn Tucker
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Description for Confucianism and Ecology
Paperback. Examines the ecological crisis and Confucianism from three perspectives: historical, describing Confucianism's views on nature, ethics and cosmology; dialogical, linking Confucianism to other traditions; and examination of engaged Confucianism, looking at its involvement in ecological issues. Editor(s): Tucker, Mary E.; Berthrong, John. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 422 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN1; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Confucianism demonstrates a remarkable wealth of resources for rethinking human-earth relations. This second volume in the series on religions of the world and the environment includes sixteen essays that address the ecological crisis and the question of Confucianism from three perspectives: the historical describes this East Asian tradition's views of nature, social ethics, and cosmology, which may shed light on contemporary problems; a dialogical approach links Confucianism to other philosophic and religious traditions; an examination of engaged Confucianism looks at its involvement in concrete ecological issues.
Confucianism demonstrates a remarkable wealth of resources for rethinking human-earth relations. This second volume in the series on religions of the world and the environment includes sixteen essays that address the ecological crisis and the question of Confucianism from three perspectives: the historical describes this East Asian tradition's views of nature, social ethics, and cosmology, which may shed light on contemporary problems; a dialogical approach links Confucianism to other philosophic and religious traditions; an examination of engaged Confucianism looks at its involvement in concrete ecological issues.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Series
Religions of the World and Ecology
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780945454168
SKU
V9780945454168
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About Mary Evelyn Tucker
Mary Evelyn Tucker is Senior Lecturer, Yale Divinity School. John Berthrong is Associate Dean for Academic and Administrative Affairs, Boston University School of Theology. Peter K. Bol is Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. William Theodore de Bary was John Mitchell Mason Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Confucianism and Ecology
The ethical thought of Confucianism is often understood as being grounded in a thoroughgoing anthropocentrism, emphasizing as it does the proper ways for humans in various institutional positions and social classes to relate to one another. This anthology provides a corrective to that view and demonstrates that it is at best a partial picture of Confucian thought. Sixteen papers are ... Read more