Book contents
- The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and the West
- The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and the West
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Dilemma
- Part I Two Ancient Traditions
- Part II The Formation of Two Constitutions
- Part III The Eclipse of Classical Thought
- 10 Neo-Confucianism
- 11 The Path to Orthodoxy
- 12 The Rise and Fall of Western Rationalism
- 13 The Search for Alternatives
- 14 Conclusion
- Appendix The Encounter with the Abrahamic Religions
- Index
13 - The Search for Alternatives
from Part III - The Eclipse of Classical Thought
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 July 2022
Book contents
- The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and the West
- The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and the West
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Dilemma
- Part I Two Ancient Traditions
- Part II The Formation of Two Constitutions
- Part III The Eclipse of Classical Thought
- 10 Neo-Confucianism
- 11 The Path to Orthodoxy
- 12 The Rise and Fall of Western Rationalism
- 13 The Search for Alternatives
- 14 Conclusion
- Appendix The Encounter with the Abrahamic Religions
- Index
Summary
By the nineteenth century, nearly everyone agreed that the rationalist program had failed. In Section II, we will consider how liberal philosophers responded. In this section, we will see how, in the nineteenth century, jurists tried to opt out of the philosophical enterprise entirely. We will also see how some contemporary liberal thinkers such as Dworkin and Rawls have revived that approach. They have said that their conclusions do not rest on the principles of any particular philosophy.
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- The Eclipse of Classical Thought in China and The West , pp. 273 - 330Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022