These 16 essays address the ecological crisis and the question of Confucianism from three perspectives: the historical describes the tradition's views of nature, social ethics, and cosmology; a dialogical approach links Confucianism to other traditions; an examination of engaged Confucianism looks at its involvement in concrete ecological issues.
Examines the ecological crisis and Confucianism from three perspectives: historical, describing Confucianism's views on nature, ethics and cosmology; dialogical, linking Confucianism to other traditions; and examination of engaged Confucianism, looking at its involvement in ecological issues.