Becoming Human - Li Zehou's Ethics

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Contents Notes on References, Bibliography, and Translation Prologue: Li Zehou, His Life and Work Chapter 1 The Importance of Ethics Chapter 2 General Philosophical System and Crucial Concepts 1 Anthropo-Historical Ontology and the Question of Becoming Human 2 Sedimentation 3 Subjectality 4 One-World-View and Du 度 as a Dynamic Method of “Grasping the Proper Measure” Chapter 3 Ethical Thought: an Overview Chapter 4 Ethics and Morality 1 Unfolding the Difference: Etymological Meanings and Later Connotations 2 Li Zehou’s Distinction 3 Historical and Developmental Foundations: From Qing 情 as Collective Emotionality to Qing 情 as Individual Emotion 4 Two Kinds of Morality 5 Political Philosophy and Moral Psychology Chapter 5 Epistemological Approaches and Ontological Foundations 1 The Ethics of Pragmatic Reason 2 The Emotio-Rational Structure and the Fusion of Reason and Emotions 3 Emotion-Based Substance Chapter 6 Harmony and Justice 1 Individualism vs. Relationalism 2 Harmony Is Higher than Justice 3 Utilitarianism, Communitarianism and the Response to Sandel 4 Western and Chinese Liberalism Chapter 7 Humanization of Inner Nature 1 The Shaping of Free Will and the Role of Moral Emotions 2 Transformation of the Empirical into the Transcendental 3 The Forgotten Significance of Rituality 4 The Capacity of Humanness and the Relation between Right and Good Chapter 8 Inspirations, Combinations and Critiques 1 Classical Confucianism and Traditional Chinese Ethics 2 Neo-Confucian Philosophies and Modern New Confucianism 3 From Kant to Marx and Back 4 Further Dialogues with the West Chapter 9 Theoretical and Methodological Innovations Chapter 10 Epilogue: Learning to Be Human Appendix General Scheme of Ethics Sources and Literature 1 Primary Sources (Li Zehou’s Works in Chinese) 2 Primary Sources (Li Zehou’s Works in Western Languages) 3 With Co-Authors 4 Secondary Literature Index of Proper Names Index of Specific Terms, Phrases and Titles (Chinese-English)