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1. The refutation of idealism -- 2. The nature and reality of objects of perception -- 3. William James' "Pragmatism" -- 4. Hume's philosophy -- 5. The status of sense-data -- 6. The conception of reality -- 7. Some judgments of perception -- 8. The conception of intrinsic value -- 9. External and internal relations -- 10. The nature of moral philosophy.

"New Waves of China's Philosophical Studies collects important research findings of China's philosophical studies conducted by the academics at East China Normal University (ECNU) in recent years. The book covers topics including Confucian ethics and virtue ethics, true value semantics vs. commonsensible reasoning semantics, criticisms of dogmatism, consequentialism, among others. This book is the first volume of the WSPC-ECNU Series on China. This Series showcases the significant contributions to scholarship in social sciences and humanities studies about China. It is jointly launched by World Scientific Publishing, the most reputable English academic publisher in Asia, and ECNU, a top University in China with a long history of exchanges with the international academic community."--

AbstractIt has been a century since Wittgenstein was introduced into China, and his philosophy has been in conflict with traditional Chinese philosophy and culture ever since. During this time, Wittgenstein's philosophy has been the focus of considerable dialogue regarding Chinese and Western philosophies and has been responsible for introducing many new ideas into Chinese philosophy. There are three ways to study Wittgenstein's philosophy in China: contextual reading, interpretation of thoughts and extended understanding. Chen Jiaying is one of the foremost scholars of the study of Wittgenstein in China. This scholar incorporates Wittgenstein's methodology, especially in his later philosophy, to explain meanings of ordinary language. Wittgenstein's philosophy introduces anti-essentialism into Chinese studies, a new way to interpret the philosophy of language, and his criticism of traditional Western philosophy. Taken together, these factors emphasise the significance of Wittgenstein's philosophy to philosophical research in China.

The seven essays collected in this book address the history of modern ideas and contemporary cultural issues. The first is the discourse of Marquard's acceptance of the Sigmund Freud prize; the second addresses the equivalence of modernity and the theodicee; the third confronts the idea of"meaning"; the fourth considers the notion of world history; the fifth addresses world alienation; the sixth deals with the human sciences; and the seventh is a mediation on chance and luck as essential aspects of the human condition

Introduction / Workineh Kelbessa & Tenna Dewo -- De-liberating philosophy : affirming freedom / Mogobe B. Ramose -- Global challenges and the need for dialogue among civilizations / Workineh Kelbessa -- Religion, universality and critical theory / Fasil Merawi -- Discourse ethics and the problem of fundamentalism in the globalized world / Binyam Mekonnen -- Freedom then, now and forever : ethical reflections / Edward Alam -- Africa and climate change / Robin Attfield -- The power and promise of environmental ethics and shale gas in the Karoo area of South Africa / Johan Hattingh -- Ubuntu ethics and humane business management in the global capitalist context / Gail M. Presbey.