Defoort, Carine. "Is "Chinese Philosophy" a Proper Name? A Response to Rein Raud." Philosophy East & West 56, no. 4 (October 2006): 625-660.

Abstract

The writer discusses his views on the question of "Chinese philosophy" in response to a piece by Rein Raud in this issue. He focuses on the sensitivity of this question, believing that it was his earlier discussion concerning the "conflict of sensitivities" (2001;51:393-413) that caused the most disagreement. He explains that his divergence with Raud, for instance, is not on the status of "Chinese philosophy" but that whereas Raud believes that the question can be settled once and for all as soon as Western philosophers get rid of their biases, he thinks that there is an aspect to the debate that will leave it forever unsettled. He argues that sensitivity toward the topic of "Chinese philosophy" in China as well as in the West is not merely an indication of rational weakness, power struggle, or chauvinistic sentiment, but also an invitation to reflect on our deepest attachments.