pluralism and individual autonomy emerged in the intellectual debate, hence pushing toward the formulation of new approaches within and beyond orthodoxy.
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* The publication of this book was aided by the generous support of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, for which I am most grateful. I am grateful also to the anonymous readers and the colleagues with whom I exchanged opinions, as well as to Cambria Press, including my editor David Armstrong, for their patient and careful work.