The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing
by Jr. Henry Rosemont
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Few if any philosophical schools have championed family values as persistently as the early Confucians, and a great deal can be learned by attending to what they had to say on the subject. In the Confucian tradition, human morality and the personal realization it inspires are grounded in the cultivation of family feeling. One may even go so far as to say that, for China, family reverence was a necessary condition for developing any of the other human qualities of excellence. On the basis of show more the present translation of the Xiaojing (Classic of Family Reverence) and supplemental passages found in other early philosophical writings, Professors Rosemont and Ames articulate a specifically Confucian conception of "role ethics" that, in its emphasis on a relational conception of the person, is markedly different from most early and contemporary dominant Western moral theories. This Confucian role ethics takes as its inspiration the perceived necessity of family feeling as the entry point in the development of moral competence and as a guide to the religious life as well.In the lengthy introduction, two senior scholars offer their perspective on the historical, philosophical, and religious dimensions of the Xiaojing. Together with this introduction, a lexicon of key terms presents a context for the Xiaojing and provides guidelines for interpreting the text historically in China as well as suggesting its contemporary significance for all societies. The inclusion of the Chinese text adds yet another dimension to this important study. The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence is sure to appeal to specialists of comparative and Chinese philosophy and to all readers interested in the enduring importance of the family. show lessTags
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Henry Rosemont, Jr. is a philosopher, who has written A Chinese Mirror, Rationality and Religious Experience, and, with Huston Smith, Is There a Universal Grammar of Religion? With Roger Ames he has translated The Analects of Confucius and The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence, and with Daniel Cook, Leibniz: Writings on China. He has edited show more several other volumes, including Explorations in Chinese Cosmology and Chinese Texts and Philosophical Contexts. He has taught at St. Mary's College of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and Fudan University in Shanghai. During the past decade he has held various appointments in the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University, where he is currently Visiting Scholar. show less
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