Beschreibung:
Main description: The book presents Chinese historical thinking by four articles. It is covered the ancient origin and the development to modernity and is commented by seven international experts. Presentation and comments find ›second thought‹ by three other international scholars, and at the end the whole discussion find an answer by the authors of the first presentations. The complex structure of argumentation documents not only various ideas and interpretations of Chinese historical thinking, but represent the possibilities and problems of intercultural comparison at the same time.
Short description: This book is one of the rare examples of an intercultural interpretation of Chinese historical thinking.; Description for press or other media: This volume reflects the peculiarity of Chinese historical thinking in an intercultural perspective and represents the possibilities and problems.; Promotional text: The book presents Chinese historical thinking by four articles. It is covered the ancient origin and the development to modernity and is commented by seven international experts. Presentation and comments find ›second thought‹ by three other international scholars, and at the end the whole discussion find an answer by the authors of the first presentations. The complex structure of argumentation documents not only various ideas and interpretations of Chinese historical thinking, but represents the possibilities and problems of intercultural comparison at the same time.; Biographical note: Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen ist Senior Fellow an der Universität Essen und Professor emeritus an der Universität Witten/Herdecke.; Biographical note: Prof Dr Chun-chieh Huang is Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University. Prof Dr Jörn Rüsen is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, University of Essen.