Gongsheng Across Contexts

This open access book sheds light on the term gongsheng/ky sei, which is used in Chinese and Japanese to not only translate "symbiosis" in biology but also broadly deployed in philosophical, social and political contexts. It is a cross-contextual attempt to study the foundation of gongsheng/ky sei as a philosophy of co-becoming, with exploration of its significance for thinking about the planetary challenges of our times.

Part I: Introduction. - Chapter 1:
What Intellectual Shift Do We Need in a Time of Planetary Risks? Inspirations from Symbiosis in Life Sciences and the Notion of
Gongsheng/Ky sei. - Chapter 2:
The Re-engineering of
Gongsheng
: On the Methodology of this Volume and its Philosophical Implications
. - Part
II:
Gongsheng/Ky sei in Classical Philosophies. - Chapter 3:
Introduction on the Ethical Doctrine of
Gongsheng
based on Song-Ming Confucianism s Unity of Consummate Persons and Things
. - Chapter 4:
The Concept of
Gongsheng
in Daoist Philosophy: Examples from Laozi and Zhuangzi
. - Chapter 5:
If Humans are Free of Disease, then
Tian
is Free of Disease Ecological Civilization and the Daoist Concept of
Gongsheng. - Chapter 6:
Co-dependent Origination and the Doctrine of
Gongsheng
: A Buddhist Perspective on The Harmony of Humanity, Nature, and Civilizations
. - Chapter 7:
The Gap of
Wen
and the Edge of Chaos: From the Conundrum of
Ky sei
to the Cosmic Hope
. - Part
III:
Gongsheng
in Contemporary Contexts
. - Chapter 8:
How to Understand Symbiosis? The Conflict and Integration of Two Pictures of Life
. - Chapter 9:
The Microbiome is Redefining What it Means to be Human
. - Chapter 10: Gongsheng
in Ecological Anthropology
. - Chapter 11: Yaoshi Tongyuan:
The Symbiotic Practice in Traditional Medicines
. - Chapter 12:
The
Gongsheng
School of International Relations: China' s Experience
. - Part IV: Resonance. - Chapter 13:
Origins and Theoretical Foundations of Convivialism
. - Chapter 14:
Ontology, Conviviality and Symbiosis or: Are there Gifts of Nature?