Virtue ethics and Confucianism /

This volume's 20 essays aim to show readers that new forms of comparative philosophy are possible. The fruit of a 1995 conference and a summer seminar, this volume not only makes claims for but also forthrightly demonstrates what Angle (Wesleyan Univ.) has called "living philosophy" ("still evolving" philosophy). This takes the form of sustained dialogue "rooted globally," but contributing to virtue ethics. In some cases, this approach enhances science and stimulates cross-traditional Confucian and Western analysis in forms of virtue ethics and theories of self-cultivation. It serves as an example of the current, ongoing dialogue of scholarship between American and Chinese philosophers that evokes, in some cases, substantive advances in the refinement of translation. One hopes a Chinese-language volume will follow shortly, examining the relationship between moral humility in Confucianism and Aristotelianism, explaining the distinct qualities of each category, and citing the individual advantages of both. Comparative philosophy takes a new turn! Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty. J. M. Boyle emerita, Dowling College