Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage: Essential Writings of Im Yungjidang and Gang...

— —

Philip J. Ivanhoe (Professor, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Professor, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Georgetown University) Hwa Yeong Wang (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Duke Kunshan University)

Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage

Essential Writings of Im Yungjidang and Gang Jeongildang

Philip J. Ivanhoe (Professor, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Professor, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Georgetown University), Hwa Yeong Wang (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Duke Kunshan University), Hwa Yeong Wang , Hwa Yeong Wang

$194.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Oxford University Press Inc
27 April 2023

Literature: history & criticism; Oriental & Indian philosophy

Series: OXFORD NEW HISTORIES PHILOSOPHY SERIES

Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage introduces the lives and ideas of two female Korean Confucian philosophers from the late Joseon Dynasty (18th-19th century), Im Yunjidang (1721-1793) and Gang Jeongildang (1772-1832), examining how their writings contribute to contemporary philosophical inquiry. Both philosophers are known for arguing that women are as capable as men of attaining the highest forms of intellectual and moral achievement and thereby can become female sages (yeoseong), with their reasoning building on distinctively Confucian philosophical claims about the original, pure moral nature shared by all human beings.

Hwa Yeong Wang and Philip J. Ivanhoe provide an analysis of the social, political, and historical factors that surrounded these women and informed their writing. This volume explores how these female philosophers navigated the challenges presented by the extensively patriarchal culture in which they lived. Im Yunjidang and Gang Jeongildang's resistance and response to the patriarchal context of late Joseon society informs the content and style of their writing, producing original philosophical ideas that remain of great value to the field today.

By providing elegant English translations, thorough annotations, and analysis of the cultural and historical context of these writings, Wang and Ivanhoe provide a nuanced, informative, and invaluable look at the work of these two notable Korean female philosophers. This volume is certain to appeal to readers across the areas of Women's Studies, Philosophy, East Asian Studies, Literature, and more, diversifying the current canon and providing perspectives on philosophy that have for far too long been overlooked.

Edited by: Hwa Yeong Wang
Translated by: Hwa Yeong Wang
Edited and translated by: Philip J. Ivanhoe (Professor Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures Professor Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures Georgetown University), Hwa Yeong Wang (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Duke Kunshan University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 584g
ISBN: 9780197508688
ISBN 10: 0197508685
Series: OXFORD NEW HISTORIES PHILOSOPHY SERIES
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 27 April 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip J. Ivanhoe is a Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures at Georgetown University and Visiting Distinguished Chair Professor in the College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University. Hwa Yeong Wang is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Duke Kunshan University. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her research focuses on ancient Chinese and Korean Confucianism, especially their influence on women and gender through ritual.