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Confucian relationism and global ethics : alternative models of ethics and axiology in times of global crises

Title
Confucian relationism and global ethics : alternative models of ethics and axiology in times of global crises / by Jana S. Rošker.
Author
Rošker, Jana, 1960-
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

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Description
180 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"Environmental disasters, unequal distribution of resources, viral pandemics, and other types of trans-national disasters, are global crises that cannot be solved within the narrow framework of individual nation-states. They must be addressed through global cooperation and solidarity. Such strategies require intercultural dialog that goes beyond fashionable slogans and can lead to a truly equal exchange of knowledge and ideas. Towards this endeavour, this book by Jana S. Rošker focuses on the traditional Confucian ethic of relationism, which historically spread throughout many regions of East Asia. She examines the specific features of relational ethics and explores its possible contribution to the new global ethics"--
Series Statement
East Asian comparative literature and culture, 2212-4772 ; volume 13
Uniform Title
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 13.
Subject
  • 2020
  • Since 2020
  • Globalization > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Relationism > East Asia
  • Confucian ethics > East Asia
  • Philosophy, Confucian > East Asia
  • Individualism > Moral and ethical aspects
  • COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Influence
  • Confucian ethics
  • Philosophy, Confucian
  • Relationism
  • Individualism
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Globalization
  • East Asia
Contents
Prologue: The year of the Metal Rat, the curse of the Bat and the search for a new ethos -- Methodological introduction -- Freedom, responsibility and the relationship between the individual and society -- Confucian humanism and democracy -- Subjectivity, control, and digital technology -- Restructuring the axiology of global ethics: On a winding path from transcultural to global ethics -- Epilogue: The new politeia, the land of rusting arms, and the deliverance from dark times.
Call Number
JFE 23-2445
ISBN
  • 9789004545649
  • 9004545646
LCCN
2023003154
OCLC
1371463696
Author
Rošker, Jana, 1960- author. Author
Title
Confucian relationism and global ethics : alternative models of ethics and axiology in times of global crises / by Jana S. Rošker.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
East Asian comparative literature and culture, 2212-4772 ; volume 13
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 13.
Chronological Term
2020
Since 2020
Other Form:
Online version: Rošker, Jana, 1960- Confucian relationism and global ethics Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] 9789004546264 (DLC) 2023003155
Research Call Number
JFE 23-2445
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