Tang Self-Realization through Confucian Learning

A Contemporary Reconstruction of Xunzi's Ethics
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6150-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Confucian philosopher Xunzi’s moral thought is considered in light of the modern focus on self-realization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tang, Siufu

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Xing and Native Conditions

Xunzi’s definitions of xing
“People’s xing is bad”
Natural desires and moral neutrality
Goodness and human agency

2. Wei and Human Agency

Definitions of wei
From xing to wei
Human agency: Actions and happenings
Xunzi’s worldview

3. Xing, Wei, and the Origin of Ritual Propriety

Creation of ritual propriety from wei
People’s xing at the two stages of wei
Ritual propriety and the satisfaction of desires
The heart-mind’s approval and second-order evaluation
Desires and their form of expression

4. Ritual Propriety and the Good Life

The self and the good
The petty man and the noble man
Understanding the Way
Community and the self
Ritual propriety as self-interpretation

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Siufu Tang is Associate Professor in the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong.