Chinese Ethics in a Global Context : : Moral Bases of Contemporary Societies / / edited by Karl-Heinz Pohl, Anselm Müller.

• Superior document: Sinica Leidensia ; 56
• TeilnehmendeR: Müller, Anselm,; Pohl, Karl-Heinz,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2002.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Series: Sinica Leidensia ; 56.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 pages)

How do Chinese and Western ethical traditions interact today? In this collection of articles both Chinese and Western scholars carefully examine the issue, one of fundamental importance for the mutual understanding between China and the West. The volume is the result of the second symposium which focused on a dialogue between China and the West on questions of ethics, in particular concerning their commensurability and a possible common ground. The first part of the book discusses general problems of ethics in a cross-cultural context, followed by articles on ethical bases of Chinese and Western societies respectively. Further topics range from moral traditions in the context of social transformation in China today to developments in Western societies, politics, education and religion. The last part deals with controversial issues such as human rights vs. human duties and medical ethics.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION - CHINESE ETHICS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PART I: ETHICS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT -- THE QUEST FOR AN ETHICS IN A CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT -- THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE WEST ON ETHICS -- PROBLEMS OF COMPARING CHINESE AND WESTERN ETHICS -- MULTIPLE MODERNITIES - IMPLICATIONS OF THE RISE OF "CONFUCIAN" EAST ASIA -- GLOBAL ETHICS AND CHINESE RESOURCES -- PART II: ETHICAL BASES OF CHINESE SOCIETY -- VALUES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA -- SOCIAL ETHICS AND CHINESE MODERNIZATION -- CHINESE CONCEPTIONS OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT -- BUDDHIST ETHICS IN THE ABSENCE OF A CIVIL RELIGION - DECONSTRUCTING CIVIL SOCIETY -- ECONOMIC CRISIS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE SINGAPORE EXAMPLE: POLITICAL ETHICS AND LAW -- PART III: ETHICAL BASES OF WESTERN SOCIETIES -- THE VALUES OF LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES -- THE VALUE OF VIRTUE UNDER THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: FIVE THESES -- AUTONOMY VS. VIRTUE? - A VIRTUE-ETHICAL DEFENSE OF ETHICAL INDIVIDUALISM -- CHRISTIAN BELIEF - A (STILL RELEVANT) BASIS OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR? -- PART IV: ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPARISON -- MORAL EDUCATION IN CHINA AND THE "WEST": IDEALS AND REALITY IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE -- ETHICS AND THE FAMILY: CHINA/WEST -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES: EAST/WEST -- THE DIFFICULTIES OF IMPORTING THE WESTERN IDEA OF HUMAN RIGHTS INTO CHINA - A JURISPRUDENTIAL APPROACH -- INTERCULTURAL ISSUES OF MEDICAL ETHICS IN CHINA -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED WORKS IN WESTERN LANGUAGES -- INDEX/GLOSSARY -- LIST OF AUTHORS -- SINICA LEIDENSIA.