The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and The West
Author:   James Gordley (Tulane University, Louisiana)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781108845151


Pages:   372
Publication Date:   09 June 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   James Gordley (Tulane University, Louisiana)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.10cm
Weight:   0.801kg
ISBN:  

9781108845151


ISBN 10:   1108845150
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   09 June 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I . Two Ancient Traditions: 1. The beginnings of ethical philosophy; 2. The challenge to virtue and the discovery of human nature; 3. A normative psychology; 4. The universality of normative standards; 5. Justice, propriety and the common good; 6. Government; Part II. The Formation of Two Constitutions: 7. A confucian empire: song dynasty China; 8. A democratic republic: the United States of America; Part III. The Eclipse of Classical Thought: 9. Neo-confucianiam; 10. The path to orthodoxy; 11. The rise and fall of western rationalism; 12. The search for alternatives; 13. Conclusion; Appendix.

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'The sweep of Gordley's analysis is enormous, and his theory is driven through centuries of classical and modern thought. This volume will appeal to speculative minds that enjoy wide-ranging conclusions. … Recommended.' L. L. Lam-Easton, Choice


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James Gordley is W. R. Irby Distinguished University Professor at Tulane Law School, and Shannon Cecil Turner Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus at the Berkeley Law School. He is a Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy and a membre titulaire of the Académie internationale du droit comparé. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fulbright Fellow. He is the author of numerous books and articles including The Jurists: A Critical History (2013), Foundations of Private Law (2006), and The Philosophical Origins of Modern Contract Doctrine (1991).

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