Family and Filiality: An Intercultural Perspective

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Xianglong Zhang Kevin J. Turner (Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University)

Family and Filiality

An Intercultural Perspective

Xianglong Zhang, Kevin J. Turner (Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University)

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State University of New York Press
01 June 2025

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Confucianism; Ethnic studies; Sociology: family & relationships; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: SUNY series, Translating China

Compares Chinese and Western perspectives on the family.

This book is a timely contribution to the growing field of the philosophy of the family. Drawing on a lifetime of research in Western and Chinese philosophy, Zhang Xianglong adopts a comparative perspective to navigate between Greek philosophy, phenomenology, and Confucianism to explore such topics as the nature of the family, filiality, human nature, temporality, memory, incest taboos, the future of Confucianism, and popular literature. He weaves his vast intercultural knowledge and understanding into penetrating philosophical, social, literary, and anthropological insights that reveal the strengths and weaknesses of Western and Chinese conceptions of the family. This book is a paradigm of comparative philosophy and demonstrates the value of the Chinese intellectual tradition for modern philosophy.

By: Xianglong Zhang
Translated by: Kevin J. Turner (Assistant Professor Hong Kong Baptist University)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9798855802184
Series: SUNY series, Translating China
Pages: 211
Publication Date: 01 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface 1. Between Confucianism's ""Treating Family Affectionately"" and Kierkegaard's ""Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac"" 2. Is Human Nature Related to the Family and the Way of Filial Reverence? Critiquing the New Culture Movement on the Family 3. Anthropology and the Temporality of the Way of Filial Reverence 4. Imagination and Historical Memory: The Stratification of Internal Time Consciousness 5. Incest Taboos and the Way of Filial Reverence 6. Incest and Plato's Republic 7. Who Should Care for the Elderly? 8. Parents, Children, and the Confucian Classics 9. Toward a Confucian Special Zone by Way of an Intercultural Dialogue with the Amish 10. Can Confucianism Accept a Matriarchal Family? Learning from the Matriarchal Mosuo of Southwestern China 11. Family Relations and the Way of Filial Reverence in Harry Potter Notes Works Cited Index

Zhang Xianglong张祥龙(1949–2022) dedicated his career to the intercultural dialogue between Chinese and Western philosophy. His previous books include Heidegger's Thought and Chinese Dao of Heaven《海德格尔思想与中国天道and From Phenomenology to Confucius《从现象学到孔夫子》. Kevin J. Turner is Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is the translator of Excavated Texts and a New Portrait of the Early Confucians by Wang Zhongjiang.

Reviews for Family and Filiality: An Intercultural Perspective

""As a stimulating thinker, Zhang Xianglong looks to the family, believing it to be capable, in its own right, of revealing the nature of human beings and the social foundation for human flourishing. His engaging and insightful analyses combine empirical evidence and sophisticated philosophical arguments inspired by both Confucian and Western philosophers. This translation is a must-read for anyone concerned with the family and society, and especially for those interested in the cross-cultural dialogue on these issues."" — Wang Jue, Xi'an Jiaotong University