Contemporary Politics and Classical Chinese Thought: Toward Globalizing Political Philosophy (Philosophy Across Borders) - Hardcover

Lewis, Colin J; Kling, Associate Professor And Director Of The Center For Legal Studies Jennifer

 
9780197693131: Contemporary Politics and Classical Chinese Thought: Toward Globalizing Political Philosophy (Philosophy Across Borders)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 019769313X ISBN 13: 9780197693131
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Current approaches to contemporary political philosophy are disproportionately western, and the need for more diverse and global perspectives is urgent. To address this imbalance Colin J. Lewis and Jennifer Kling take up a series of contemporary topics in political philosophy and consider how the application of classical Chinese thought can engender new insights and enable progress on some of the thorniest sociopolitical issues. They argue that classical Chinese political theories and views have much to say that is relevant to our contemporary life, and buttress their argument with case studies. Each chapter takes up a particular contemporary sociopolitical issue, describes standard Western approaches to it, and then applies classical Chinese thought to the task of either re-framing it, or suggesting a novel solution.

The book engages with and makes progress on several current sociopolitical issues, including the construction and deconstruction of political narratives, the legal standing of robots, the relationships between people, communities, and the environment, the funding (or defunding) of police, the status of private militias, and the question of justified revolution in liberal democracies, among others. While classical Chinese philosophy has been previously dismissed in some circles as inaccessible or banal, Lewis and Kling argue that, to the contrary, it is a powerful lens through which to view and dissect today's challenges.

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Colin J. Lewis is Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Asian Studies program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. His areas of specialization include Chinese and comparative philosophy, ethics with a focus on moral psychology, sociopolitical philosophy, and philosophy of education.

Jennifer Kling is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her research focuses on social and political philosophy, particularly issues in war and peace, international relations, protest, feminism, and philosophy of race.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
019769313X
ISBN 13 
9780197693131
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