Full Description
This book presents a bold thesis: at the heart of Chinese civilization lies moral cultivation—the lived practice of virtue. Moving beyond purely rational or religious models of society, it traces this "civilizational project" through Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions. Introducing groundbreaking concepts such as the Taijitu mode of thinking, generative virtue, the greater self, and morally grounded democracy, the book demonstrates how Chinese philosophy and practice are profoundly interconnected. Ultimately, the book offers China's enduring wisdom not only as a vital framework for understanding and addressing contemporary Chinese issues, but also as an essential bridge for cross-cultural dialogue on today's most pressing global challenges.
Contents
Internationally recognized leaders in the philosophy of education.- The unity of heaven and humanity on the origin of moral cultivation.- Metaphysical foundations of moral cultivation.- The art of moral self cultivation.- Between freedom and belonging selfhood agency rights and equality.- The global dialogue on moral cultivation china india and the west.- The great unification statecraft and social harmony in imperial china.- Where nature meets culture art literature and architecture.- The logic of taijitu chinese ethos and the dialectics of national character.- The cultural power and contemporary challenges of moral cultivation.- Toward global equilibrium the greater self and the future of humanity.
