Weiming Tu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6284102 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Weiming Tu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Weiming |
| FAMILY NAME | Tu |
| SIGNATURE | TU W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4256-5291 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mencius, Xunzi, and the Third Stage of Confucianism
According to Karl Jaspers’s theory of the Axial age, many important cultures in the world experienced a “transcendental breakthrough” between 800 and 200 BCE ; no more transformations occurred until Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, which eventually ushered in the modern era. The implication of this theory is that only the West had a second cultural breakthrough, thus rendering moot the discussion of a third Confuci…
Governance of Life in Chinese Moral Experience
Intellectuals in a World Made of Knowledge
The idea of a public recently has attracted a great deal of attention. The term first appears during nineteenth-century Russia. On the surface, it does not seem to have any antecedent in the Hindu, Buddhist, Judaic, Greek, Christian, or Islamic traditions. The Hindu quest for union of the real self with the cosmic reality, the Buddhist salvation as delivery from worldly attachments, the Jewish covenant with as the source of all values, the Greek …
Confucianism and human rights
What is the place of human rights in a society shaped by Confucian principles? Can Confucianism offer useful perspectives on the Western conception of human rights? In this enlightening volume, eighteen leading Western and Chinese authorities on Confucian tradition, modern China, and modern human rights address these timely questions. They offer a balanced forum that seeks common ground, providing needed perspective at a time when the Chinese gov…
Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality
The American Heritage Dictionary(1992:611) defines the as [a] philosophical movement of the eighteenth century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. This definition seems, in light of recent discussions on multiculturalism, not only inadequate but simple-minded. Even Immanuel Kant's impassioned characterization of the Enlightenment spirit as d…
Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality
Weiming Tu, Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality: A Confucian Perspective on Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship, The International Migration Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, Special Issue: Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship (Spring, 1996), pp. 58-75
Confucianism and human rights
What is the place of human rights in a society shaped by Confucian principles? Can Confucianism offer useful perspectives on the Western conception of human rights? In this enlightening volume, eighteen leading Western and Chinese authorities on Confucian tradition, modern China, and modern human rights address these timely questions. They offer a balanced forum that seeks common ground, providing needed perspective at a time when the Chinese gov…
Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality
Weiming Tu, Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality: A Confucian Perspective on Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship, The International Migration Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, Special Issue: Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship (Spring, 1996), pp. 58-75
Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality
The American Heritage Dictionary(1992:611) defines the as [a] philosophical movement of the eighteenth century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. This definition seems, in light of recent discussions on multiculturalism, not only inadequate but simple-minded. Even Immanuel Kant's impassioned characterization of the Enlightenment spirit as d…
Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality
Weiming Tu, Beyond the Enlightenment Mentality: A Confucian Perspective on Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship, The International Migration Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, Special Issue: Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship (Spring, 1996), pp. 58-75
Confucianism and human rights
What is the place of human rights in a society shaped by Confucian principles? Can Confucianism offer useful perspectives on the Western conception of human rights? In this enlightening volume, eighteen leading Western and Chinese authorities on Confucian tradition, modern China, and modern human rights address these timely questions. They offer a balanced forum that seeks common ground, providing needed perspective at a time when the Chinese gov…
Intellectuals in a World Made of Knowledge
The idea of a public recently has attracted a great deal of attention. The term first appears during nineteenth-century Russia. On the surface, it does not seem to have any antecedent in the Hindu, Buddhist, Judaic, Greek, Christian, or Islamic traditions. The Hindu quest for union of the real self with the cosmic reality, the Buddhist salvation as delivery from worldly attachments, the Jewish covenant with as the source of all values, the Greek …
Governance of Life in Chinese Moral Experience
Mencius, Xunzi, and the Third Stage of Confucianism
According to Karl Jaspers’s theory of the Axial age, many important cultures in the world experienced a “transcendental breakthrough” between 800 and 200 BCE ; no more transformations occurred until Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, which eventually ushered in the modern era. The implication of this theory is that only the West had a second cultural breakthrough, thus rendering moot the discussion of a third Confuci…
Chinese history and philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · china (2 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (2 works) · Enlightenment (2 works)