Introduction
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-2016
Abstract
This work builds on earlier works, which defend Confucianism against charges of sexism and present interpretations of Confucianism compatible with Feminism, but contributors go beyond the much discussed care ethics, and common arguments of how ren (humaneness) can ground an egalitarian humanism that include gender equality. Besides ethics and political philosophy topics, this volume includes discussions in other philosophical areas such as epistemology, metaphysics, and applied philosophy. Through the encounter of Feminism and Confucius’s perspectives, each contributor generates novel answers to the questions addressed. In some cases, authors raise new questions about the chosen topic, inadequacies in how it has been addressed in previous Confucian or Feminist discourse, and/or challenges for either or both Confucianism and Feminism.
Discipline
Arts and Humanities
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Feminist Encounters with Confucius
Editor
Mathew Foust and Tan Sor Hoon
ISBN
9789004332102
Identifier
10.1016/B978-0-12-809362-7.50001-7
Publisher
Brill
City or Country
Leiden
Citation
TAN, Sor-hoon. (2016). Introduction. In Feminist Encounters with Confucius (pp. ). Leiden: Brill.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2583
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809362-7.50001-7