Description: Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").
Brief description: Roger T. Ames is Humanities Chair Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University. His published works include translations of the Chinese philosophical canons and several interpretive studies.
Review Quotes:
"...Ames presents a rich and exciting conversation between classical Greek and contemporary Western philosophers, classical Chinese texts, and modern Chinese philosophers. This is certainly his most important study to date of comparative cultural studies." -- CHOICE