John Dewey, Confucius, and Global Philosophy (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
Contributors: Roger T. Ames (Foreword)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: September 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9780791461150
Subjects: Oriental & Indian philosophy; Western philosophy, c 1800 to c 1900; History & Surveys - General; Dewey, John,; Philosophy; Philosophy, Comparative; Movements - Pragmatism; Eastern; Confucius; General; 1859-1952
Description: "Joseph Grange's book provides a unique synthesis of two major figures of world philosophy, John Dewey and Confucius, and points the way to a global philosophy based on American and Confucian values. Grange concentrates on the major themes of experience, felt intelligence, and culture to make the connections between these two giants of Western and Eastern thought. He explains why the Chinese called Dewey "A Second Confucius," and deepens our understanding of Confucius's concepts of the way (dao) of human excellence (ren). The important dimensions of American and Chinese cultural philosophy are welded into an argument that calls for the liberation of what is finest in both traditions. The work gives a new appreciation of fundamental issues facing Chinese and American relations and brings the opportunities and dangers of globalization into focus"--BOOK JACKET.