Explores the resources for contemporary ethics found in the work of the Cheng brothers, canonical neo-Confucian philophers.

Why Be Moral?: Learning from the Neo-Confucian Cheng Brothers (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

History

Huang, Yong

Asia

State University of New York Press

Yong Huang presents a new way of doing comparative philosophy as he demonstrates the resources for contemporary ethics offered by the Cheng brothers, Cheng Hao (1032 1085) and Cheng Yi (1033 1107), canonical neo-Confucian philosophers. Huang departs from the standard method of Chinese/Western comparison, which tends to interest those already interested in Chinese philosophy. While Western-oriented scholars may be excited to learn about Chinese philosophers who have said things similar to what they or their favored philosophers have to say, they hardly find anything philosophically new from such comparative work. Instead of comparing and contrasting philosophers, each chapter of this book discusses a significant topic in Western moral philosophy, examines the representative views on this topic in the Western tradition, identifies their respective difficulties, and discusses how the Cheng brothers have better things to say on the subject. Topics discussed include why one should be moral, how weakness of will is not possible, whether virtue ethics is self-centered, in what sense the political is also personal, how a moral theory can be of an antitheoretical nature, and whether moral metaphysics is still possible in this postmodern and postmetaphysical age."

Why Be Moral?: Learning from the Neo-Confucian Cheng Brothers (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

State Univ of New York Pr

Of the three main teachings in Chinese culture, Confucianism has exerted the most profound and lasting influence in China.While Confucianism (a term coined by Westerners) refers to a tradition (Ruism) that predated Confucius, it is most closely associated with Confucius (551-479 BCE), who determined its later development. Confucius' ideas are reflected in his conversations with students, mostly recorded in the Analects. However, this book also brings into discussion those sayings of Confucius that are recorded in other texts, greatly expanding our perspective of the original Confucius. Scholars in the past, unsure about the authenticity of such sayings, have been reluctant to use them in discussing Confucius' view. However, recent archaeological findings have shown that at least some of them are reliable. Confucius: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of authentic Confucius and his ideas, underscoring his contemporary relevance, not only to Chinese people but also to people in the West.

Confucius: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)

Religion & Spirituality

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Bloomsbury Academic

Of the three main teachings in Chinese culture, Confucianism has exerted the most profound and lasting influence in China.While Confucianism (a term coined by Westerners) refers to a tradition (Ruism) that predated Confucius, it is most closely associated with Confucius (551-479 BCE), who determined its later development. Confucius' ideas are reflected in his conversations with students, mostly recorded in the Analects. However, this book also brings into discussion those sayings of Confucius that are recorded in other texts, greatly expanding our perspective of the original Confucius. Scholars in the past, unsure about the authenticity of such sayings, have been reluctant to use them in discussing Confucius' view. However, recent archaeological findings have shown that at least some of them are reliable. Confucius: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of authentic Confucius and his ideas, underscoring his contemporary relevance, not only to Chinese people but also to people in the West.

Learning Spanish Words through Etymology and Mnemonics makes use of etymology to help you remember Spanish words and, failing that, suggests a mnemonic. Combination of these two approaches in one book separates it from other books on the market. The amount and depth of etymology is carefully chosen to be practical and not overwhelm an average reader. The suggested mnemonics aim to help an educated English-speaking person. An adult or young adult who likes learning vocabulary with some word analysis instead of rote memory will find this book to be helpful and a joy to read. With about three thousand words selected from fifteen thousand in the Real Academia Española corpus sorted in frequency order, this booklet can be used either as a dictionary or for leisure reading.\nFor more information and book errata, please visit http://yong321.freeshell.org/lsw/\nFrom the Back Cover\n"Yong Huang offers in the introduction a clear and detailedexplanationof the methodology employed throughout the work, whichpresents apractical balance between scholarly research and lightreading... Yong's work is an important addition to the field of language study, and willbe a welcome supplement to anyone's vocabulary-buildingtools." 
Edward A. Roberts 
Professor Emeritus of Central Michigan University, author of A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language\n"(Yong Huang's book) filled a niche on my language-learning bookshelf I hadn't even thought of before... the system works as an efficient road maptoboosting vocabulary by steering readers directly to the mosteffectivewords for building understanding and fluency fast, whilepointing outshortcuts and possible pitfalls along the way. It'sespecially usefulfor well-read adults and polyglots." 
Miranda Metheny 
SpanishTeacher at District of Columbia Public Schools, polyglot, volunteeradmin ofFacebook Polyglots group with 23000 members worldwide

Learning Spanish Words Through Etymology and Mnemonics

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Science & Math

Yang, Jinlong

Chemistry

Springer

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Biological Sciences

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