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1 online resource (217 pages) |
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Process thought ; v. 4 |
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Process thought ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
pt. I. Engagements : can process thought and Chinese thought be fused? -- 1. Is Whitehead relevant in China today? / John B. Cobb, Jr. -- 2. Whitehead, China, postmodern politics, and global democracy / David R. Griffin -- 3. The Tao of postmodernity : process, deconstruction and postcolonial theory / Catherine Keller -- 4. Process thought in Chinese traditional arts / Meijun Fan and Ronald Phipps -- 5. Process thought & Confucian values / Joseph Grange -- 6. Education's myths and metaphors : implications of process education for educational reform / George E. Derfer -- 7. The problem of transcendence in Chinese religions from a Whiteheadian perspective / Wang Shik Jang |
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8. Whitehead and Tiantai : eternal objects and the "twofold three thousand" / Brook Ziporyn -- 9. Concepts of creation and the pragmatic of creativity / Michel Weber -- pt. II. Perspectives : process thought in Chinese minds -- 10. Non-sensuous perception and its philosophical analysis / Wenyu Xie -- 11. Can Whiteheadian process philosophy challenge western philosophy? / Guihuan Huo -- 12. The postmodern dimension of Whitehead's philosophy and its relevance / Zhihe Wang -- 13. The value of adventures in Whiteheadian thought / Zhen Han -- 14. Defining environmental and resource protection in process philosophy / Shiyan Li -- 15. Towards a Whiteheadian eco-feminism / Nini Zhang |
| Summary |
Whitehead acknowledged that 'the philosophy of organism seems to approximate more to some strains of.Chinese thought.' Some scholars have attempted to explore this relationship and its implications. The Beijing Conference provided a good forum for interested and engaged scholars to address each other directly, in an atmosphere of mutual regard and respect. The ongoing scholarly work on process thinking in China is impressive. It is the editors' conviction that the publication of this book in English will promote international discussion of the themes and issues herein set forth. This should co |
| Notes |
International conference proceedings, June 2002, Beijing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947 -- Influence -- Congresses
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| SUBJECT |
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947 fast |
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Whitehead, Alfred North. swd |
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Philosophy, Chinese -- 20th century -- Congresses
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Philosophy, Chinese
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Philosophie
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China
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Peking <2002>
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Xie, Wenyu
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Wang, Zhihe, 1960-
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Derfer, George E. (George Edward)
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| ISBN |
9783110328226 |
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3110328224 |
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