Families of virtue : Confucian and Western views on childhood development / Erin M. Cline.

Author/creator Cline, Erin M.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxxii, 342 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Confucian ethics.
Moral development--China. --Philosophy.
Parent and child--China. --Philosophy.
Filial piety--China. --Philosophy.
Philosophy, Confucian.

Contents What did early Confucian philosophers think about parent-child relationships, early childhood, and moral cultivation? -- Moral cultivation, filial piety, and the good society in classical Confucian philosophy -- Infants, children, and early Confucian moral cultivation -- How are early Confucian views of parent-child relationships, early childhood, and moral cultivation distinctive, compared with views in the history of Western philosophy? -- Parents, children, and moral cultivation in traditional Western philosophy -- Feminist and Confucian perspectives on parents, children, and moral cultivation -- Why do Confucian views of the relationship between parent-child relationships, early childhood, and moral cultivation warrant serious consideration, and what can they contribute to our understanding of these areas? -- Early childhood development and evidence-based approaches to parents, children, and moral cultivation -- The humanities at work: Confucian resources for social and policy change.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-328) and index.
LanguageText in English.
LCCN 2014023674
ISBN9780231171540 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231171544 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231171557 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0231171552 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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