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Dao De Jing

A Philosophical Translation

by Roger Ames, David Hall ...

In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the ... Read more

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In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the
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Sun-Tzu: The Art of Warfare

The First English Translation Incorporating the Recently Discovered Yin-ch'ueh-shan Texts

by Roger T. Ames ...

The most widely read military classic in human history, newly translated and revised in accordance with newly discovered materials of unprecedented historical significance.Fluid, crisp and rigorously faithful to the original, this new text is destined to stand as the definitive version of this cornerstone work of Classical Chinese. Of compelling importance not only to students of Chinese history ... Read more

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The most widely read military classic in human history, newly translated and revised in accordance with newly discovered materials of unprecedented historical significance.Fluid, crisp and rigorously faithful to the original, this new text is destined to stand as the definitive version of this cornerstone work of Classical Chinese. Of compelling importance not only to students of Chinese history
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The Analects of Confucius

A Philosophical Translation

by Roger T. Ames, Henry Rosemont Jr. ...

"To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary--is this not me?"--ConfuciusConfucius is recognized as China's first and greatest teacher, and his ideas have been the fertile soil in which the Chinese cultural tradition has flourished. Now, here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember ... Read more

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"To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary--is this not me?"--ConfuciusConfucius is recognized as China's first and greatest teacher, and his ideas have been the fertile soil in which the Chinese cultural tradition has flourished. Now, here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember
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Formulating a Minimalist Morality for a New Planetary Order

Alternative Cultural Perspectives

by Roger T. Ames, Roger T. Ames, Michael Walzer, Owen Flanagan, Dr. Feng Zhang, Baogang He, Amita Chatterjee, May Sim0, J. Baird Callicott1, Oliver Leaman2, Sun Xiangchen3, Xiaoyu Lu4, Hans-Georg Moeller5, Brook Ziporyn6, Jin Y. Park7, Vrinda Dalmiya8, Workineh Kelbessa9, David B. Wong0, Wang Hui1, Albert Welter2, James Hankins3 ...

Series series Confucian Cultures
The Westphalian model of international relations has given us a zero-sum game of winners and losers that has proven to be ineffective in addressing the pressing issues of our times. Philosopher Zhao Tingyang has argued that by conceptualizing international relations from the planetary perspective of tianxia, we can develop a sense of “worldness” that at once acknowledges the plurality of moral ... Read more

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The Westphalian model of international relations has given us a zero-sum game of winners and losers that has proven to be ineffective in addressing the pressing issues of our times. Philosopher Zhao Tingyang has argued that by conceptualizing international relations from the planetary perspective of tianxia, we can develop a sense of “worldness” that at once acknowledges the plurality of moral
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Beyond the Nation-State

From Geopolitical Discourse to Civilizational Dialogues

by Roger T. Ames, Roger T. Ames, Peter D. Hershock, Dr. Cheng Hong, Dr. Inho Choi, Dr. Emmanuel Desfourneaux, Dr. Krishan Kumar, Dr. Yong Li, Dr. Lorenzo Marsili0, Dr. Martin Powers1, Jana Rošker2, Sor-hoon Tan3, Dr. Dingxin Zhao4, Dr. Yiqun Zhou5 ...

Series series Confucian Cultures
In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and global crises, how can we envision a more stable and inclusive planetary order? This pioneering volume calls for a radical rethinking of international relations—moving beyond the Westphalian state system to embrace a civilizational dialogue rooted in shared histories, values, and mutual concern.The collection brings together leading scholars to ... Read more

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In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and global crises, how can we envision a more stable and inclusive planetary order? This pioneering volume calls for a radical rethinking of international relations—moving beyond the Westphalian state system to embrace a civilizational dialogue rooted in shared histories, values, and mutual concern.The collection brings together leading scholars to
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Living Chinese Philosophy

Zoetology as First Philosophy

by Roger T. Ames ...

Series series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").2025 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleIn Living Chinese Philosophy, Roger T. Ames uses comparative cultural hermeneutics as a method for contrasting classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with classical Chinese "zoetology" ("the art of living"), which ... ... Read more

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Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").2025 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleIn Living Chinese Philosophy, Roger T. Ames uses comparative cultural hermeneutics as a method for contrasting classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with classical Chinese "zoetology" ("the art of living"), which ...
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Confucianism and Deweyan Pragmatism

Resources for a New Geopolitics of Interdependence

by Roger T. Ames, Roger T. Ames, Yajun Chen, Peter D. Hershock, Peter D. Hershock, Barry Allen, Jim Behuniak, Richard J. Bernstein0, Jia Chen1, Mathew A. Foust2, Judith M. Green3, Viren Murthy4, Carlin Romano5, Sor-hoon Tan6, Leonard J. Waks7, Guorong Yang8 ...

Series series Confucian Cultures
Over the past generation, the rise of East Asia and especially China has brought about a sea change in the economic and political world order. At the same time, global warming, environmental degradation, food and water shortages, population explosion, and income inequities have created a perfect storm that threatens the very survival of humanity. It is clear now that the Westphalian model of ... Read more

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Over the past generation, the rise of East Asia and especially China has brought about a sea change in the economic and political world order. At the same time, global warming, environmental degradation, food and water shortages, population explosion, and income inequities have created a perfect storm that threatens the very survival of humanity. It is clear now that the Westphalian model of
... Read more
The Ends of Human Life

Indian and Chinese Perspectives

Edited by Rajeev Bhargava, Roger T. Ames ...

This volume brings into dialogue key texts from early and late Vedic, Early Buddhist, Confucian, and Bhakti traditions, each addressing fundamental questions concerning the aims and conditions of human life. Through a close engagement with these diverse yet philosophically rich traditions, the essays in this collection examine six interrelated questions central to the human quest for meaning, ... Read more

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This volume brings into dialogue key texts from early and late Vedic, Early Buddhist, Confucian, and Bhakti traditions, each addressing fundamental questions concerning the aims and conditions of human life. Through a close engagement with these diverse yet philosophically rich traditions, the essays in this collection examine six interrelated questions central to the human quest for meaning,
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The Democracy of the Dead

Dewey, Confucius, and the Hope for Democracy in China

by Roger T. Ames, David L. Hall ...

Will democracy figure prominently in China's future? If so, what kind of democracy? In this insightful and thought-provoking book, David Hall and Roger Ames explore such questions and, in the course of answering them, look to the ideas of John Dewey and Confucius.Those most sanguine about the future of Chinese-Western relations presume that a modernized China will be essentially westernized as ... Read more

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Will democracy figure prominently in China's future? If so, what kind of democracy? In this insightful and thought-provoking book, David Hall and Roger Ames explore such questions and, in the course of answering them, look to the ideas of John Dewey and Confucius.Those most sanguine about the future of Chinese-Western relations presume that a modernized China will be essentially westernized as
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Tianxia in Comparative Perspectives

Alternative Models for a Possible Planetary Order

by Roger T. Ames, Roger T. Ames, Sor-hoon Tan, Peter D. Hershock, Peter D. Hershock, Dr. Rajeev Bhargava, Liam C. Kelley, Dr. Xinfeng Kong0, Viren Murthy1, Takahiro Nakajima2, Dr. Mustapha Kamal Pasha3, Dr. Yaqing Qin4, Dr. Mogobe Bernard Ramose5, Dr. Christian Uhl6, Ban Wang7, Dr. Binfan Wang8, Dr. Qingxin Wang9, Dr. Jun-Hyeok Kwak0 ...

Series series Confucian Cultures
Tianxia—conventionally translated as “all-under-Heaven”—in everyday Chinese parlance simply means “the world.” But tianxia is also a geopolitical term found in canonical writings that has a deeper historical and philosophical significance. Although there are many understandings of tianxia in this literature*,* interpretations within the Chinese process cosmology generally begin with an ecological ... Read more

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Tianxia—conventionally translated as “all-under-Heaven”—in everyday Chinese parlance simply means “the world.” But tianxia is also a geopolitical term found in canonical writings that has a deeper historical and philosophical significance. Although there are many understandings of tianxia in this literature*,* interpretations within the Chinese process cosmology generally begin with an ecological
... Read more
From Africa to Zen

An Invitation to World Philosophy

by Roger T. Ames, J Baird Callicott, David L. Hall, Peter D. Hershock, Oliver Leaman, Janet McCracken, Robert A. McDermott, Eric Ormsby, Thomas W. Overholt, Graham Parkes, Roy Perrett, Stephen H. Phillips, Homayoon Sepasi-Tehrani, Jacqueline Trimier, Jorge Valadez ...

In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to
... Read more
A Sourcebook in Classical Confucian Philosophy

by Roger T. Ames ...

Series series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Applies a method of comparative cultural hermeneutics to let the tradition speak on its own terms.Roger T. Ames's A Sourcebook in Classical Confucian Philosophy is a companion volume to his Conceptual Lexicon for Classical Confucian Philosophy. It includes texts in the original classical Chinese along with their translations, allowing experts and novices alike to make whatever comparisons they ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Applies a method of comparative cultural hermeneutics to let the tradition speak on its own terms.Roger T. Ames's A Sourcebook in Classical Confucian Philosophy is a companion volume to his Conceptual Lexicon for Classical Confucian Philosophy. It includes texts in the original classical Chinese along with their translations, allowing experts and novices alike to make whatever comparisons they
... Read more

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