{"product_id":"self-realization-through-confucian-learning-siufu-tang-9781438461489","title":"Self-Realization Through Confucian Learning: A Contemporary Reconstruction of Xunzi's Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfucian philosopher Xunzi's moral thought is considered in light of the modern focus on self-realization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf-Realization through Confucian Learning\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs Confucian thinker Xunzi's moral philosophy in response to the modern focus on self-realization. Xunzi (born around 310 BCE) claims that human \u003ci\u003exing\u003c\/i\u003e (\"nature\" or \"native conditions\") is without an ethical framework and has a tendency to dominate, leading to bad judgments and bad behavior. Confucian ritual propriety (\u003ci\u003eli\u003c\/i\u003e) is needed to transform these human native conditions. Through \u003ci\u003eli\u003c\/i\u003e, people become self-directing: in control of feelings and desires and in command of their own lives. Siufu Tang explicates Xunzi's understanding of the hierarchical structure of human agency to articulate why and how \u003ci\u003eli\u003c\/i\u003e is essential to self-realization. Ritual propriety also structures relationships to make a harmonious communal life possible. Tang's focus on self-realization highlights how Confucianism can address the individual as well as the communal and serve as a philosophy for contemporary times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Siufu Tang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438461488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438461489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Siufu Tang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453631672575,"sku":"9781438461489","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05581c45-236e-4fe6-8b7f-1f70d756b65b.jpg?v=1777301305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/self-realization-through-confucian-learning-siufu-tang-9781438461489","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}