Virtue ethics and consequentialism in early Chinese philosophy

Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments prop...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Van Norden, Bryan W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: UnknownFormat
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Cambridge Univ. Press 2007
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schlagworte:
Online Zugang:Publisher description
Table of contents only
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-399) and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 412 S.
24 cm
ISBN:0521867355
0-521-86735-5
9780521867351
978-0-521-86735-1