Confucianism and American philosophy /
by Mathew A. Foust.
- 1 online resource.
- SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; On Comparative Philosophy; American Philosophy as World Philosophy; Confucius and Dewey; Broadening a Comparative Horizon; Boston Confucianism; Textual Conventions; Overview; 1. Confucianism and Emerson: Friendship; Introduction; "Have no friend unlike yourself"; Confucian Friendship; Confucianism in Emerson's "Friendship"; Conclusion; 2. Confucianism and Thoreau: Civil Disobedience; Introduction; Analects 8.13 and Mencius 4A5; On Civil Disobedience; Confucianism in "Civil Disobedience"; On Confucian Civil Disobedience; Conclusion 3. Confucianism and Peirce: Inquiry and BeliefIntroduction; Doubt, Inquiry, and Belief; Peirce's Four Methods of Belief Fixation; Confucius and the Method of Tenacity; Confucius and the Method of Authority; Confucius and the A Priori Method; Confucius and the Scientific Method; Conclusion; 4. Confucianism and James: Human Nature and Morality; Introduction; Mencius and Xunzi on Human Nature and Morality; James on Human Nature and Morality; The Healthy-Minded and the Sick-Souled; Human Nature, Violence, and Peace; Conclusion; 5. Confucianism and Royce: Shame and Atonement; Introduction Shame in the Thought of RoyceShame in the Thought of Confucius and Mencius; Theories of Atonement; Atonement in the Thought of Royce; Atonement in the Thought of Confucius; Conclusion; Conclusion; Looking Back; Looking Ahead; Notes; Bibliography; Index