{"product_id":"the-vulnerability-of-integrity-in-early-confucian-thought-9780190679118","title":"The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought \u003c\/em\u003eis about the necessity and value of vulnerability in human experience. In this book, Michael Ing brings early Chinese texts into dialogue with questions about the ways in which meaningful things are vulnerable to powers beyond our control, and more specifically how relationships with meaningful others might compel tragic actions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVulnerability is often understood as an undesirable state; invulnerability is usually preferred. While recognizing the need to reduce vulnerability in some situations, \u003cem\u003eThe Vulnerability of Integrity\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that vulnerability is pervasive in human experience, and enables values such as morality, trust, and maturity. Vulnerability is also the source of the need for care for oneself and for others. The possibility of tragic loss fosters compassion for others as we strive to care for each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book demonstrates the plurality of Confucian thought on this topic. The first two chapters describe traditional and contemporary arguments for the invulnerability of integrity in early Confucian thought. The remainder of the book focuses on neglected voices in the tradition, which argue that our concern for others can and should lead to us compromise our own integrity. In such cases, we are compelled to do something transgressive for the sake of others, and our integrity is jeopardized in the transgressive act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190679118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael D.K. Ing \u003c\/strong\u003eis an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University, and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism (\u003c\/em\u003eOxford University Press\u003cem\u003e).\u003c\/em\u003e He studies Confucianism with a particular emphasis on ethics and ritual from the 5th century BCE to 2nd century CE. He graduated from Harvard University with a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40603781038195,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":221.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4f46e242-a09a-40ef-b209-131d0017b9dc.jpg?v=1669395689","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-vulnerability-of-integrity-in-early-confucian-thought-9780190679118","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}