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Author Chiu, King Pong, author

Title Thome H. Fang, Tang Junyi, and Huayan Thought : a Confucian appropriation of Buddhist ideas in response to scientism in twentieth-century China / King Pong Chiu, Chi Lin Nunnery
Published Boston : Brill, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Modern Chinese philosophy ; Volume 8
Modern Chinese philosophy ; Volume 8.
Contents Introduction: Research Questions and Methodology -- The Historical Context of Modern Confucian Thinkers' Appropriations of Buddhist Ideas -- Thome H. Fang and Huayan Thought -- Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought -- Fang's and Tang's Appropriations of Huayan Thought and 'Scientism' -- Appendices: Reply from the University of Wisconsin-Madison about Fang's Status -- Prolegomena to A Comparative Philosophy of Life: An Outline
Summary In Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought , King Pong Chiu discusses Thomé H. Fang and Tang Junyi, two of the most important Confucian thinkers in twentieth-century China, who appropriated aspects of the medieval Chinese Buddhist school of Huayan to develop a response to the challenges of 'scientism', the belief that quantitative natural science is the only valuable part of human learning and the only source of truth. As Chiu argues, Fang's and Tang's selective appropriations of Huayan thought paid heed to the hermeneutical importance of studying ancient texts in order to be more responsive to modern issues, and helped confirm the values of Confucianism under the challenge of 'scientism', a topic widely ignored in academia
Notes Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Manchester, 2014
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Fang, Dongmei
Tang, Junyi, 1909-1978.
SUBJECT Fang, Dongmei fast
Tang, Junyi, 1909-1978 fast
Subject Philosophy, Confucian.
Scientism.
PHILOSOPHY -- Eastern.
Philosophy, Confucian
Scientism
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016019836
ISBN 9789004313880
9004313885
Other Titles Thome H. Fang, Tang Junyi and the Appropriation of Huayan Thought
Confucian appropriation of Buddhist ideas in response to scientism in twentieth-century China