Human dignity in classical Chinese philosophy : Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhang, Qianfan, 1964- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Human dignity: a reconstruction of Confucianism
  • Humanity or benevolence? The interpretation of Confucian ren and its modern implications
  • Propriety, law, and harmony: a functional argument for rule of virtue
  • Equality and universal love: human dignity in Mohism
  • Primitive freedom and human dignity in Daoism: a comparison with Rousseau
  • Conclusion: Human dignity revisited.