Wisdom and Philosophy: Contemporary and Comparative Approaches

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Wisdom and Philosophy: Contemporary and Comparative Approaches questions the nature of the relationship between wisdom and philosophy from an intercultural perspective. Bringing together an international mix of respected philosophers, this volume discusses similarities and differences of Western and Asian pursuits of wisdom and reflects on attempts to combine them.

Contributors cover topics such as Confucian ethics, the acquisition of wisdom in pre-Qin literature and anecdotes of stupidity in the classical Chinese tradition, while also addressing contemporary topics such as global Buddhism and analytic metaphysics. Providing original examples of comparative philosophy, contributors look at ideas and arguments of thinkers such as Confucius, Zhuangzi and Zhu Xi alongside the work of Aristotle, Plato and Heidegger.

Presenting Asian perspectives on philosophy as practical wisdom, Wisdom and Philosophy is a rare intercultural inquiry into the relation between wisdom and philosophy. It provides new ways of understanding how wisdom connects to philosophy and underlines the need to reintroduce it into philosophy today.

1. Introduction, Andrew Whitehead, Kennesaw State University, USA
Part I: Chinese Wisdom
2. Living Wisely: Confucian Role Ethics and Second Enlightenment Thinking, Roger T. Ames, University of Hawai'i, USA
3. The Wisdom of Charioteering (Yu?): Old Practice, New Perspectives, Robin R. Wang, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA
4. Lessons from Stupidity: Wisdom and the “Man from Song", Jim Behuniak, Colby College, USA
5. Wisdom and Human Work in Classical Chinese Philosophy, Anna Ghiglione, Université de Montréal, Canada
6. Speaking the Unspeakable: Wisdom in the Chinese Tradition, Karl-Heinz Pohl, Trier University, Germany
Part II: Wisdom Compared
7. The Philosopher or the Sage? Apophaticism in Europe and China, William Franke, Vanderbildt University, USA
8. Wisdom as Knowledge and Wisdom as Action: Plato, Heidegger, Cicero, and Confucius, Allen Miller, University of South Carolina, USA
9. Anonymous Sages: Some Sino-Greco Comparisons, Geir Sigurðsson, University of Iceland
10. Seeking Wisdom with Aristotle and Zhu Xi, May Sim, College of the Holy Corss, Worcester, USA
11. Wisdom as Realisation: Heidegger and Zhuangzi on Belonging in the World, Steven Burik, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Part III: Contemporary Wisdom
12. Philosophy as a Spiritual Practice: An Old Idea Whose Time has Come, Sean McGrath, Memorial University, St John's, Canada
13. Wisdom Through Questioning, Globally, Wes DeMarco, Clark University, USA
14. Wisdom, Modernity, and Global Buddhism, John Harding, University of Lethbridge, Canada
15. Future-Oriented Philosophy and Wisdom East and West, Martin Schonfeld, University of South Florida, USA
16. Returning to Wisdom: Towards a Concrete Metaphysics, Yang Guorong, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Published	25 Feb 2016
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	240
ISBN	9781474248686
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Whatever happened to wisdom? In this new volume, Wisdom and Philosophy: Contemporary and Comparative Approaches, Hans-Georg Moeller and Andrew Whitehead challenge philosophy as a professional discipline to reflect upon the drift that has drawn it away from its original moorings. They have assembled a cadre of international scholars who from different cultural perspectives argue for "the love of wisdom" as philosophy's most noble calling. The authors in these pages have redefined and given new life to the Enlightenment project of Weltweisheit in their concerted attempt to promote philosophical discourse as a source of the inclusive "world-wisdom" that is so urgently needed in our aspirations for human flourishing.

Roger T. Ames, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Hawai'i
This book makes a unique and timely contribution to the growing literature in comparative global philosophy. Through focus on the theme of wisdom, the collection provides significant insight into some of the most crucial and divisive questions for philosophy across the ages, and, of particular relevance for philosophy in a global context, namely; what is philosophy, and what should or might it be? The contributions, from both seasoned and rising international experts, bring to light a diverse range of perspectives on the theme of wisdom, thus providing the reader with a snapshot of important developments across the field. Overall, the book makes for a fascinating compilation and consolidation of important ideas. One would be wise to read it.

Dr. Sarah Flavel, Lecturer in Religions, Philosophies and Ethics, Bath Spa University, UK