Confucian Feminism

Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee directly challenges philosophers fixated on ‘the Western Canon’ who have ignored and undervalued the contributions that can be made to the discipline by ‘wisdom traditions’ assumed to be mired in the past. Confucian philosophy is presented in a way that reveals its contemporary relevance to a range of philosophical issues, from feminism and ethics to politics and social welfare. Of special note is the ardent argument offered for Confucian care ethics to relieve the burdens placed on women as care givers while revitalizing our eroding commitment to social cohesion amid rampant individualism. * Sandra A. Wawrytko, Professor of Philosophy, San Diego State University, USA * A stimulating, intriguing and the one of its own kind academic and personal testimony: how to be and what means to be a Confucian Feminist. A progressive, inventive and hybridized vision is sharply and acutely originated and revealed. * Robin R. Wang, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, USA * If the objective of theorizing our practices is to make them more intelligent and productive, then Lisa Rosenlee's Confucian Feminism: A Practical Ethic for Life accomplishes as much for Confucian philosophy. And if symbiosis as an optimizing of our lived experience is an underlying premise in Confucian philosophy, then Rosenlee's argument that Confucianism must be progressive and evolutionary is compelling. * Roger T. Ames, Humanities Chair Professor, Peking University, China *