Though I had never dreamed of publishing a collection of my papers in English, this volume, entitled Chinese Culture and Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism (Taoism) and Christianity, is now ready to go to press. The papers reflect the current trend to relate the different cultures of each nationality, country and region within a broader global culture. In such a situation an understanding of Chinese culture becomes especially important. Thus far, however, because mainly written in Chinese, very few works on Chinese culture by scholars from mainland China have been generally available. It is my hope that by making some of that work available in English this book can enable people outside China to know both the work done by Chinese scholars and specific aspects of Chinese culture.The book is a collection of some of my papers published in China between 1982 and 1988 and some lectures delivered outside China during the same period. It consists of four parts: Part I reflects my general views regarding the structure of Chinese philosophy in terms of its categories and treatment of the true, the good and the beautiful, as well as its recent progress and future prospects. Part II is my evaluation of Confucianism. The article entitled An Inquiry into the Possibility of the Third Phase Development of Confucianism was originally a lecture at The Seventeenth World Congress of Philosophy, and on the whole, represents my viewpoint of recent years toward traditional Chinese philosophy. In The Problem of Harmonious Communities in Ancient China, I try to sort out the positive and negative influence of Confucian philosophy upon Chinese society and to indicate that the ideal of a harmonious society can always heighten the spiritual level of people. Part III concerns the native religion of China, Daoism (Taoism), the study of which helps highlight certain characteristics of Chinese culture. Part IV concerns the introduction of Buddhism and Christianity into China. The two papers on the introduction of Buddhism attempt to describe the impact and dynamics of the introduction of a foreign culture. The Attempt of Matteo Ricci to Link Chinese and Western Culture concerns the introduction of Western culture into China. As China is still facing problematic tensions between foreign and traditional cultures these studies of the introduction of Buddhism and Christianity into China may hold special interest. The Appendices are outlines of talks at the University of Oregon.In sum, all my research is aimed at exploring the problem of cultural development at a time when traditional Chinese culture is moving towards modernization.Because the papers and talks in this collection were written at different times and translated into English by different people there are inevitable variations on style and expression. Nevertheless, the text promises to convey well my original ideas.

Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity and Chinese Cultures (Ser. III, Vol. 3) (Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series III: Asia)

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Yijie, Tang

Tang Yi-Jie

Anthropology

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Values in Philippine Culture and Education (Philippine Philosophical Studies, Series III, Volume 7)

Education & Teaching

Manuel B. Dy

Schools & Teaching

Excerpt from the Preface: "Damages culture"and "the sick man of Asia" are just two of the many phrases used to describe the Philippine situation today. Questions such as "what's wrong, what's right with the Filipino?" have set many Filipino minds upon some deep and not-so-deep soul-searching and brain-storming. Is American democracy fit for the Philippines? Is Catholicism brought by Spain partly responsible for the failure of the country to become another economic "tiger"of Asia? The questions have not been answered with finality, although short-term and medium-term responses have been proposed and realized...

Values in Philippine Culture and Education

De Mazenod : 1782-1864, Founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate

De Mazenod: 1782-1864, Founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Jean Leflon

The Filipino Mind (Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change. Series III, Asia ; Vol. 8)

Leonardo N. Mercado

Philosophy

Values in the Polish Cultural Tradition (Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change. Series IVA, Eastern Europe, V. 19)

Leon Dyczewski

Social Sciences

Reason, Rationality, and Reasonableness (At Issue)

Van Doan Tran

Reasons for Hope: Its Nature, Role, and Future, (Ser. IIIB Vol. 10)

Kuruvila Pandikattu

The present volume presents what Leonard Harris, the African American Philosopher, calls, Philosophy born out of struggle . In this volume, Zimbabwean philosophers are reporting their interpretations of the local struggles in the context of rural and urban poverty, demands for participatory democracy, the role of Christian Churches in the context of African traditional religions, the free market age, corruption, the desire for peace and social development. What they call the struggle is the fight against colonial rule which was wedged since 1890 when the British Pioneer Column arrived in the area between the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers. This first uprising was in many ways defeated, yet the struggle did not end. In the sixties, the struggle intensified until the attainment of independence in 1980. The papers in this volume argue that the end of the violent liberation struggle in 1980 is not the end of the struggle. Each one of the papers identifies and discusses some struggle which Zimbabweans have been engaged in since 1980. The struggles after the struggle are varied yet connected to each other in so far as they are all attempts to facilitate the growth and flourishing of Zimbabweans as they work to participate and to contribute to the globalizing world. Simon Mawondo grapples with the issue of social justice and how it could apply to the land issue in Zimbabwe. Of particular concern for him, is to find a way of implementing the demands of justice without undermining the need for reconciling Zimbabweans. Ezra Chitando discusses how religion in Zimbabwe could play its part in building a better and peaceful society. He, however, is not unaware of the negative role religion has played in the past. Andrea Chimuka in his first article in the book picks up the debate on the negative role of religion in Zimbabwe, focusing on Christian churches. David Kaulemu, in his first article, pursues the discussion of why it has been difficult to establish a truly peaceful Zimbabwe. In many ways this volume is about the search for peace for which many of the authors demonstrate a deep concern Sobantu Sibanda discusses the issue in the context of the Ndebele and Shona relations. Jameson Kurasha is concerned with corporate peace, not only in Zimbabwe but in the world at large. Patrick Tom looks at how we could establish peace with the environment and Munyaradzi Madambi looks at how we can go beyond colonial education to establish, through education, positive views about ourselves. David Kaulemu, in his second article in the volume looks at how peace and development could be established once traditionalist exclusivism is dealt with in Zimbabwe. Chimuka, in his second essays begins to identify Shona concepts that could be used to go beyond negative exclusivism. Francis Chumachawazungu takes up the same theme of how humans can deal with each other as humans. While he is confident that a new way of living is coming into being, he points out that a lot of work still needs to be done. But for him, hope is the key as he expresses the spirit that inspired the to the tradition of hope talk . Let us disagree, reflect, and criticize without demonizing and always never losing sight of hope.

The Struggles After the Struggles (Zimbabwean Philosophical Study, I) (Ser. II, Vol. 12)

David Kaulemu

Civil Society, Pluralism, and Universalism, (Ser. IVA Vol. 34)

Eugeniusz Gorski

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