LIVING IN HARMONY WITH THE COSMOS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN CONFUCIANISM AND JOHN DEWEY

• Authors: Luque Moya Gloria
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The concept of living in harmony with the cosmos is difficult to grasp and has become misunderstood and misinterpreted in the Western tradition. However, it offers fruitful contributions to contemporary discourse by establishing a dialogue with Dewey’s notion of aesthetic experience. For Dewey, as for Confucius, the world does not have an established order but must be achieved through the creation of new patterns or modes of interaction. Using a comparative methodology, this article analyses the Deweyan and Confucian conceptions of nature and the relationship between human beings and the environment defended by both authors. This approach, which combines Dewey’s philosophy and Confucius’ thought, can contribute to our current world, a time of spiritual and natural crisis.

Keywords

EN

NATURE; HARMONY; CONFUCIANISM; JOHN DEWEY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 380 – 394

Contributors

author

Luque Moya Gloria

• University of Malaga, Faculty of Philosophy, Avda. Cervantes 2, 29010 Malaga, Spain

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-3961

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2024.79.4.3