Self-Realization through Confucian Learning: A Contemporary Reconstruction of Xunzi's Ethics

Author:   Siufu Tang
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438461489


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   02 July 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Self-Realization through Confucian Learning: A Contemporary Reconstruction of Xunzi's Ethics


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

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Author:   Siufu Tang
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438461489


ISBN 10:   1438461488
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   02 July 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"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"

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This succinct work will appeal to Chinese scholars with a primary interest in moral philosophy. - China Review International


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

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