Soul and Self
Comparing Chinese Philosophy and Greek Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jiyuan Yu (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 604-618 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2008.00152.x |
| OpenAlex | W2041543308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Comparative philosophy has been interested in issues such as whether the familiar Western concepts of the soul and self can be applied in understanding Chinese philosophy about human selfhood and whether there are alternative Chinese modes of thinking about these concepts. I will outline a comparison of the main concerns of the Greeks and Chinese philosophers in their discussion about the soul and self, and examine some of the major comparative theories that are recently developed. The comparative discussion is significant in helping us understand each tradition's views of soul and self in its own terms, and in identifying alternatives to familiar modes of thinking. However, we should avoid looking for simplified uniformity in each tradition and overgeneralizing the contrasts between China and Greece
China · Chinese philosophy · Epistemology · Greeks · Political science · Soul · Western philosophy · Chinese history and philosophy · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |