Harmonism as an Alternative

• Main Author: Wang, Keping (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture,
• Subjects: Philosophy, Asian.; Ethnology-Asia.; Philosophy, Ancient.; Philosophy.; Social sciences.; Non-Western Philosophy.; Asian Culture.; Classical Philosophy.; Philosophy of Man.; Social Sciences, general.

This Key Concepts pivot considers the fundamental Chinese cultural ideal of harmony (hé/和). Historically originating from Confucianism, the concept of harmony sits at the heart of Chinese traditional culture, which is characteristically morality-based and harmony-conscious due to the central role o...

Table of Contents:

• The Musical Mode
• The Cosmic Mode
• The Generative Mode
• The Synthetic Mode
• The Reciprocal Mode
• The Paradigmatic Mode
• The Dialectic Mode
• The Receptive Mode
• The Sentimental Mode
• Harmonism versus Conflictism
• Harmonism and Ecumenism
• Harmonism and Neo-Communitarianism
• Harmony and Justice
• The Harmonious Society in Question.