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Author:   Xiaojie Chen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781041051114

ISBN 10:   1041051115
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   18 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Enlightenment and Anti-Enlightenment: The Convergence of Chinese Neo-Confucians and 18th Century European Philosophers Section1 Is 啓蒙(けいもう) (Enlightenment) a mistranslation and a fundamental misunderstanding? Section 2 The Seduction of the Anti-Enlightenment: The “Dual Truth Principle” or the “Good Lie” Section 3 Tang-Song Transformation and the Birth of Zhuzi School: Chinese Aufklärung at least 500 years before Europe? Section 4 The End and Repetition of Chinese Aufklärung: “illustrate bright virtue” and “renovate the people” in 20th century Section 5 The continuation and convergence of the Anti-Enlightenment Chapter 2 Benevolence and Fraternité: On the various forms of social intergration Section 1 Fraternity’s Journey: From the West to China via Meiji Japan’s Benevolence Section 2 Fraternité in the early Revolutionary France (1789-1790) Section 3 The Ren as benevolence and the vertical “love” Section 4 Perspectives on Social Intergration

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Xiaojie Chen is Assistant Professor at the School of Philosophy, Wuhan University. He holds a PhD from Kansai University in Japan and was a visiting scholar at École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in France. He mainly researches on Neo-Confucianism, Enlightenment, and French Revolution. He has published one monograph and two translations.

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