New Book: Archery Metaphor and Ritual in Early Confucian Texts

Rina Marie Camus’ new book, Archery Metaphor and Ritual in Early Confucian Texts, has been published by Rowman & Littlefield. A brief description about the book:

Archery Metaphor and Ritual in Early Confucian Texts explores the significance of archery as ritual practice and image source in classical Confucian texts. Archery was one of the six traditional arts of China, the foremost military skill, a tool for education, and above all, an important custom of the rulers and aristocrats of the early dynasties. Rina Marie Camus analyzes passages inspired by archery in the texts of the Analects, Mencius, and Xunzi in relation to the shifting social and historical conditions of the late Zhou dynasty, the troubled times of early followers of the ruist master Confucius. Camus posits that archery imagery is recurrent and touches on fundamental themes of literature; ritual archers in the Analects, sharp shooters in Mencius, and the fashioning of exquisite bows and arrows in Xunzi represent the gentleman, pursuit of ren, and self-cultivation. Furthermore, Camus argues that not only is archery an important Confucian metaphor, it also proves the cognitive value of literary metaphors—more than linguistic ornamentation, metaphoric utterances have features and resonances that disclose their speakers’ saliencies of thought.

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New Book: Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

Alexus McLeod and Joshua R. Brown’s new book, Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought, has been published by Bloomsbury!  A brief description:

Contemporary scholars of Chinese philosophy often presuppose that early China possessed a naturalistic worldview, devoid of any non-natural concepts, such as transcendence. Challenging this presupposition head-on, Joshua R. Brown and Alexus McLeod argue that non-naturalism and transcendence have a robust and significant place in early Chinese thought.

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New Book: Canda, The Way of Humanity: Confucian Wisdom for an Opening World (Teachings of the Korean Philosopher, Haengchon)

Edward R. Canda’s new book, The Way of Humanity: Confucian Wisdom for an Opening World (Teachings of the Korean Philosopher, Haengchon), has been published by University of Kansas Libraries!  See here for more information.

Book Panel: Zhuoyao Li’s Political Liberalism, Confucianism, and the Future of Democracy in East Asia

City University of Hong Kong is hosting an online book panel on Zhuoyao (Peter) Li’s Political Liberalism, Confucianism, and the Future of Democracy in East Asia.

The book panel will be held on September 19, 2020 from 9:00am-12:00pm (HKT) via Zoom.  Registration is required to attend this event. Please email flmang@cityu.edu.hk to register for this event.

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Book Panel: Shaun O’Dwyer’s Confucianism’s Prospects

City University of Hong Kong is hosting an online book panel on Shaun O’Dwyer’s Confucianism’s Prospects: A Reassessment.

The book panel will be held on September 12, 2020 from 9:00am-12:00pm (HKT) via Zoom.  Registration is required to attend this event. Please email flmang@cityu.edu.hk to register for this event.

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New Book: Bo, Cross-Tradition Engagement in Philosophy

Bo Mou’s new book, Cross-Tradition Engagement in Philosophy: A Constructive Engagement Account has been published by Routledge! A brief description:

This book presents a systematic unifying-pluralist account—a constructive-engagement account—of how cross-tradition engagement in philosophy is possible. The goal of this constructive-engagement account is, by way of reflective criticism, argumentation, and methodological guiding principles, to inquire into how distinct approaches from different philosophical traditions can talk to and learn from each other for the sake of making joint contributions to the contemporary development of philosophy.

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