Sagehood: The Contemporary Significance of Neo-Confucian Philosophy

by Stephen C. Angle

Book Overview

Neo-Confucianism is the sophisticated revival of Confucian theorizing, responding to challenges from Buddhism and Daoism, which began around 1000 C.E. and came to dominate the Chinese intellectual scene for centuries thereafter. What would happen if we took Neo-Confucianism and its central ideal of sagehood seriously as contemporary philosophy? Sagehood represents supreme human virtue: a flawless, empathetic responsiveness to every situation in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195385144
• ISBN13: 9780195385144
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.4"