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Confucian Role Ethics: A Vocabulary

Confucian Role Ethics: A Vocabulary

Ames, Roger T.

Paperback

Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture

PhilosophyConfucianismGeneral Eastern Religions

ISBN10: 1438481764
ISBN13: 9781438481760
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Nov 1 2020
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
In this landmark book, Roger T. Ames examines how the classics of the Confucian canon portray the authentic, ethical human being. He argues that many distinguished commentators on Confucian ethics have explained the fundamental ideas and terms of this distinctively Chinese philosophy by superimposing Western concepts and categories, effectively collapsing this rich tradition into a subcategory of virtue ethics. Beginning by addressing the problem of responsible cultural comparisons, Ames then formulates the interpretive context necessary to locate the texts within their own cultural ambiance. Exploring the relational notion of person that grounds Confucian philosophy, he pursues a nuanced understanding of the cluster of terms through which Confucian role ethics is expressed. Drawing from Western and Chinese sources, Ames makes a compelling argument that the only way to understand the Confucian vision of the consummate life is to take the tradition on its own terms.

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