Relationality across East and West (Political Theories in East Asian Context)

By: Jun-Hyeok Kwak and Ken Cheng

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Synopsis: This book explores how the concept of ‘relationality’ can offer a strong basis for cross-cultural dialogue between Western and non-Western traditions of moral and political philosophy.As addressed in this book, the implications of relationality go beyond a Eurocentric binary of Western individualism and non-Western collectivism. Instead, the contributors seek to establish an appropriate discursive stance for understanding and deliberating over relationality across cultural boundaries. Through an investigation of the theoretical and practical meanings of relationality across East and West, it offers possible frameworks for reconciling the emphasis on individual choice in modern Western social and political philosophy with the amorphous dynamics of relational morality in non-Western philosophical discourses.Examining relationality in practical forms and culturally-situated contexts, rather than positing an essentialist view of the relational self, this book will be of interest to scholars in political philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary political theory and Northeast Asian regional studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040296820
Related ISBNs:: 9781003564034, 9781032915388, 9781040296806
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 12/31/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Jun-Hyeok Kwak and Ken Cheng
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Jun-Hyeok Kwak
Edited by:: Ken Cheng