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Mohist Approach To The Rule-Following Problem, Chung-I Lin Dec 2012

Mohist Approach To The Rule-Following Problem, Chung-I Lin

Comparative Philosophy

The Mohist conceives the dao-following issue as "how we can put dao in words and speeches into practice." The dao-following issue is the Mohist counterpart of Wittgenstein's rule-following problem. This paper aims to shed light on the rule-following issue in terms of the Mohist answer to the dao-following problem. The early Mohist takes fa(法, standard)and the later Mohist takes lei(類, analogy)as the key to the dao-following issue. I argue that the way of fa is not viable. Fa comes in various forms, but all of them are regarded as being cut off from everyday life and therefore subject to various …


Reading Han Fei As "Social Scientist": A Case-Study In "Historical Correspondence", Henrique Schneider Dec 2012

Reading Han Fei As "Social Scientist": A Case-Study In "Historical Correspondence", Henrique Schneider

Comparative Philosophy

Han Fei was one of the main proponents of Legalism in Qin-era China. Although his works are mostly read from a historic perspective, the aim of this paper is to advance an interpretation of Han Fei as a “social scientist”. The social sciences are the fields of academic scholarship that study society and its institutions as a consequence of human behavior. Methodologically, social sciences combine abstract approaches in model-building with empiric investigations, seeking to prove the functioning of the models. In a third step, social sciences also aim at providing policy advice. Han Fei can be read as operating similarly. …


Vol 4 No 1 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy Dec 2012

Vol 4 No 1 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

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Vol 4 No 1 Content Page, Comparative Philosophy Dec 2012

Vol 4 No 1 Content Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

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Vol 4 No 1 Editor's Words, Bo Mou Dec 2012

Vol 4 No 1 Editor's Words, Bo Mou

Comparative Philosophy

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Introduction, Sor-Hoon Tan Dec 2012

Introduction, Sor-Hoon Tan

Comparative Philosophy

This is the introduction to the content of the jounrnal's special issue (vol. 4 no. 1 / January 2013) celebrating the tenth anniversary of the International Society for Comparative Studies of Chinese and Western Philosophy (ISCWP), which includes five peer-reviewed articles by ISCWP members.


A Daoist Model For A Kantian Church, Stephen R. Palmquist Dec 2012

A Daoist Model For A Kantian Church, Stephen R. Palmquist

Comparative Philosophy

Although significant differences undoubtedly exist between Daoism and Kant’s philosophy, the two systems also have some noteworthy similarities. After calling attention to a few such parallels and sketching the outlines of Kant’s philosophy of religion, this article focuses on an often-neglected feature of the latter: the four guiding principles of what Kant calls an “invisible church” (universality, purity, freedom, and unchangeableness). Numerous passages from Lao Zi’s classic text, Dao-De-Jing, seem to uphold these same principles, thus suggesting that they can also be interpreted as core features of a Daoist philosophy of life. A crucial difference, however, is that members of …


Mencius' Jun-Zi, Aristotle's Megalopsuchos, & Moral Demands To Help The Global Poor, Sean Walsh Dec 2012

Mencius' Jun-Zi, Aristotle's Megalopsuchos, & Moral Demands To Help The Global Poor, Sean Walsh

Comparative Philosophy

It is commonly believed that impartial utilitarian moral theories have significant demands that we help the global poor, and that the partial virtue ethics of Mencius and Aristotle do not. This ethical partiality found in these virtue ethicists has been criticized, and some have suggested that the partialistic virtue ethics of Mencius and Aristotle are parochial (i.e., overly narrow in their scope of concern). I believe, however, that the ethics of Mencius and Aristotle are both more cosmopolitan than many presume and also are very demanding. In this paper, I argue that the ethical requirements to help the poor and …


Comparative Philosophy Vol 3 No 2 (2011) Whole Set, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2012

Comparative Philosophy Vol 3 No 2 (2011) Whole Set, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


(1.2) Well, Yes And No: A Reply To Priest, Kristie Dotson Jul 2012

(1.2) Well, Yes And No: A Reply To Priest, Kristie Dotson

Comparative Philosophy

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Vol 3 No 2 Editor's Words, Bo Mou Jul 2012

Vol 3 No 2 Editor's Words, Bo Mou

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


(2.2) Some Thoughts On Transcendence And The “Vetula”, Therese Scarpelli Cory Jul 2012

(2.2) Some Thoughts On Transcendence And The “Vetula”, Therese Scarpelli Cory

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


(2.3) Spirituality In The Peripatetic Philosophical Traditions Of Islam, Nader El-Bizri Jul 2012

(2.3) Spirituality In The Peripatetic Philosophical Traditions Of Islam, Nader El-Bizri

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


(2.4) Some Thoughts On Identity Of Islamic Philosophy, Bo Mou Jul 2012

(2.4) Some Thoughts On Identity Of Islamic Philosophy, Bo Mou

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


Vol 3 No 2 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2012

Vol 3 No 2 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

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Vol 3 No 2 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2012

Vol 3 No 2 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

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Vol 3 No 2 Content Page, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2012

Vol 3 No 2 Content Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

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(1.1) In The Same Way That This One Is: Some Comments On Dotson, Graham Priest Jul 2012

(1.1) In The Same Way That This One Is: Some Comments On Dotson, Graham Priest

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


(2.1) Precis Of Reason Unbound, Mohammad Azadpur Jul 2012

(2.1) Precis Of Reason Unbound, Mohammad Azadpur

Comparative Philosophy

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(2.5) Thought-Spaces, Spiritual Practices And The Transformations Of Ta'wil, Sarah Pessin Jul 2012

(2.5) Thought-Spaces, Spiritual Practices And The Transformations Of Ta'wil, Sarah Pessin

Comparative Philosophy

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(2.6) Replies To Cory, El-Bizri, Mou And Pessin, Mohammad Azadpur Jul 2012

(2.6) Replies To Cory, El-Bizri, Mou And Pessin, Mohammad Azadpur

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2011

Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


Daoism As Critical Theory, Mario Wenning Jul 2011

Daoism As Critical Theory, Mario Wenning

Comparative Philosophy

Classical philosophical Daoism as it is expressed in the Dao-De-Jing and the Zhuang-Zi is often interpreted as lacking a capacity for critique and resistance. Since these capacities are taken to be central components of Enlightenment reason and action, it would follow that Daoism is incompatible with Enlightenment. This interpretation is being refuted by way of developing a constructive dialogue between the enlightenment traditions of critical theory and recent philosophy of action from a Daoist perspective. Daoism's normative naturalism does neither rest on a primitivist call for a return to the past, nor does it suggest future-directed activism. By way of …


Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2011

Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


Constructive Engagement Of Analytic And Continental Approaches In Philosophy: From The Vantage Point Of Comparative Philosophy, Bo Mou Jul 2011

Constructive Engagement Of Analytic And Continental Approaches In Philosophy: From The Vantage Point Of Comparative Philosophy, Bo Mou

Comparative Philosophy

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Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Editor's Words, Bo Mou Jul 2011

Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Editor's Words, Bo Mou

Comparative Philosophy

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Analytic And Continental Philosophy, Science, And Global Philosophy, Richard Tieszen Jul 2011

Analytic And Continental Philosophy, Science, And Global Philosophy, Richard Tieszen

Comparative Philosophy

Although there is no consensus on what distinguishes analytic from Continental philosophy, I focus in this paper on one source of disagreement that seems to run fairly deep in dividing these traditions in recent times, namely, disagreement about the relation of natural science to philosophy. I consider some of the exchanges about science that have taken place between analytic and Continental philosophers, especially in connection with the philosophy of mind. In discussing the relation of natural science to philosophy I employ an analysis of the origins of natural science that has been developed by a number of Continental philosophers. Awareness …


The Future Of Humanity: Heidegger, Personhood And Technology, Mahon James O'Brien Jul 2011

The Future Of Humanity: Heidegger, Personhood And Technology, Mahon James O'Brien

Comparative Philosophy

This paper argues that a number of entrenched posthumanist positions are seriously flawed as a result of their dependence on a technical interpretive approach that creates more problems than it solves. During the course of our discussion we consider in particular the question of personhood. After all, until we can determine what it means to be a person we cannot really discuss what it means to improve a person. What kinds of enhancements would even constitute improvements? This in turn leads to an examination of the technical model of analysis and the recurring tendency to approach notions like personhood using …


Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Whole Set, Comparative Philosophy Jul 2011

Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Whole Set, Comparative Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.


Dante’S Understanding Of The Two Ends Of Human Desire And The Relationship Between Philosophy And Theology, Jason Aleksander Apr 2011

Dante’S Understanding Of The Two Ends Of Human Desire And The Relationship Between Philosophy And Theology, Jason Aleksander

Faculty Publications

I discuss Dante’s understanding that human existence is “ordered by two final goals” and how this understanding defines philosophy’s and theology’s respective scopes of authority in guiding human conduct. I show that, while Dante devalues the philosophical authority associated with the traditional Aristotelian emphasis on the significance of contemplative activity, he does so in order to highlight philosophy’s ethico-political authority to guide human conduct toward its “earthly beatitude.” Moreover, I argue that, although Dante subordinates earthly beatitude to spiritual beatitude, he nonetheless maintains that philosophy’s authority to reveal a path to spiritual beatitude requires its fundamental independence from theology.