Barry Allen is Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University.
What makes his book particularly valuable in my opinion is that
[Allen] argues well that we must now go beyond merely learning
about the Chinese, to accepting that we can learn much from them,
especially, but not confined to the relation between knowledge and
its uses or misuses… After reading this book, it will, I believe,
be difficult for anyone to not see epistemology in a somewhat
different light, perhaps to review their ontological assumptions,
and to not want to rethink the field of ethics as well if hoping to
achieve a global reach… Readers will not only learn much about
Chinese thought from this book, but will see important elements of
their own intellectual heritage in a different way. Allen hopes
this will lead to making philosophy as truly global in the future
as it has mistakenly been thought to be in the past. In sum, a
splendid book, a pleasure to read. Philosophy as a discipline is
better for having it.
*Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*
Philosophically there is much to be learned from the work… There
are also fresh readings of Chinese philosophical concepts and
problems that should make us review some of the commonly accepted
interpretations.
*Journal of Chinese Studies*
Allen provides us with an interpretation of Western and Chinese
modes of knowing. But he does more. He provides us with another
voice in the emerging world of global philosophy, taking the
history of Chinese epistemology, knowledge, and wisdom into
account. I welcomed Allen’s style, which translates very
complicated Western and Chinese philosophical epistemological
discourse into a form that is readily accessible to an intelligent
reader. I think that it will be of interest to both professional
students of Chinese philosophy and intellectual history as well as
a larger general public.
*John Berthrong, Boston University*
The book makes a fine contribution to the continuing dialogue
between Western and Chinese philosophy. It shows the Chinese
tradition’s contribution to the broader debates in epistemology,
while also dispelling certain misconceptions that might otherwise
prevail among non-specialists.
*Brook Ziporyn, University of Chicago*
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