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

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.2979/jourworlphil.2.1.12

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