For over a decade, Confucian studies have gone through several evolutions and developments. From 2010 to today, this area has delivered a number of the fine scholars. This special issue of JET will examine the works of those Confucian scholars who hav . . .

The self-transformation has been one of the most important ideals of the human morality, and also a fundamental goal of the various secular thinkers, from Confucius and Socrates to many later Eastern and Western philosophers. Wang Yangming and Schleie . . .

Since its inauguration in 2011, Journal of East-West Thought (JET) has published 90 articles and book reviews from a wide range of celebrated scholars and authors throughout the world. JET is dedicated to advancing constructive, creative, critical, th . . .

THIS ISSUE of Journal of East-West Thought is particularly devoted to the topic of crimes against humanity (CAH). Theoretically and practically, CAH is still an unsolved issue. S. R. Ratner points out, the debate on CAH is “the enduring debate” (Ratne . . .

This special issue of JET will discuss “Pluralism, Multiculturalism, and Tolerance/Toleration.” The highest social idea is “universal love,” however the bottom line of a realistic society is “tolerance/toleration.” “Tolerance/toleration” can be define . . .

The concept of rights has gradually emerged as the subject of a particular academic field of study—a complex one, involving three aspects: conceptual approaches, theoretical orientation, and practical development. The study of Chinese “rights” 1 shoul . . .

Journal of East-West Thought (JET) is published by the International Association for East-West Studies (IAES, http://www.iaesonline.org/ ). As a scholarly peer-reviewed and printed journal dedicated to advancing constructive, creative, critical, theor . . .

One of the central philosophical issues is the problem of Truth-Falsehood (Zhen-Jia) in A Dream of Red Mansions. We may find three positions in this book: The first is “Truth” (Zhen) which also means “Being,” “Reality,” “Existence,” “Physical and Mate . . .