Ritual and Deference: Extending Chinese Philosophy in a Comparative Context

by Robert Cummings Neville

Ritual and Deference develops Robert Cummings Neville's thesis that contemporary philosophy has much to gain by shaping itself through important themes of the Chinese philosophical traditions, especially the themes of ritual and deference. Neville here offers a broad and detailed interpretation of the relevance of Confucianism and Daoism to contemporary issues. The discussion includes analyses of classical Confucian and Daoist texts, especially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791474577
• ISBN13: 9780791474570
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"