Practical Relevance in Chinese Philosophy

By Yuzhou Yang

The main aim of this thesis is to plumb the sensitivities and deeper meaning of Chinese philosophy through an exploration of its themes and concepts via a framework of 'practical contextualism'. Practical contextualism is a multifaceted concept which, I will argue, is latent in various ancient Chinese texts. In contemporary studies of Chinese philosophy, terms like 'context', 'situation', and 'circumstance', etc. and their derivatives are often encountered in English-language publications. This phenomenon suggests that the prevalence of a contextual theme in Chinese philosophy has already been realized amongst Western academic communities. Unfortunately, this theme is not explicitly articulated (or readily available) in ancient (e.g., pre-Qin, 先秦) Chinese texts. The near absence of corresponding character(s) or phrase(s) in ancient Chinese obstructs a systematic investigation of contextualism in Chinese philosophy. To overcome this hurdle, this thesis will not attempt a direct analysis of the relevant character(s) or phrase(s) in ancient Chinese, but will instead accomplish the investigation through more indirect and unconventional means. This task (to which Chapter One is dedicated) needs to be performed so that the meaning and idea of contextualism in classical Chinese texts can be revealed in a systematic manner

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 183520466X
• ISBN13: 9781835204665
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Remod
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"