Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2017
Abstract
My response to Tully’s article, “Deparochializing Political Theory and Beyond,” suggests that before introducing students in Asia to comparative political thought, including texts from Asian traditions in Political Theory or Philosophy courses, their education needs to first engage in the critical practice of questioning their own “background horizon of disclosure.” The background horizon of disclosure that needs questioning certainly is not simply constituted by Asian traditions; despite westernized education, it is also not entirely western, insofar as the society they live in continues to be Asian in various ways, and the adopted western institutions and modes of thought have been modified in practice and interaction with local traditions.
Keywords
Asian political thought, Confucianism, democracy, genuine dialogue, parochialism
Discipline
Ethics and Political Philosophy | Philosophy
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Journal of World Philosophies
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
170
Last Page
172
ISSN
2474-1795
Identifier
10.2979/jourworlphil.2.1.12
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Citation
TAN, Sor-hoon.(2017). Whose traditions? Which practices?. Journal of World Philosophies, 2(1), 170-172.
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https://doi.org/10.2979/jourworlphil.2.1.12