Virtue ethics and Confucianism / / edited by Stephen C. Angle and Michael Slote

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 170.951
• Soggetto topico: Ethics; Virtue; Confucianism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AngleStephen C. <1964-> SloteMichael A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Virtue Ethics and Confucianism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I Debating the Scope and Applicability of "Virtue" and "Virtue Ethics"; 2 Virtue Ethics and Confucian Ethics; 3 Virtue Ethics and the Chinese Confucian Tradition; 4 Confucianism, Kant, and Virtue Ethics; 5 Toward a Synthesis of Confucianism and Aristotelianism; 6 Virtue Ethics and Confucianism: A Methodological Reflection; 7 Confucian Ethics and Virtue Ethics Revisited; Part II Happiness, Luck, and Ultimate Goals ; 8 The Impossibility of Perfection9 Structured Inclusivism about Human Flourishing: A Mengzian Formulation; 10 The Target of Life in Aristotle and Wang Yangming; 11 Varieties of Moral Luck in Ethical and Political Philosophy for Confucius and Aristotle; Part III Practicality, Justification, and Action Guidance; 12 The Practicality of Ancient Virtue Ethics: Greece and China; 13 How Virtues Provide Action Guidance: Confucian Military Virtues At Work; 14 Rationality and Virtue in the Mencius; 15 Between Generalism and Particularism: The Cheng Brothers' Neo-Confucian Virtue Ethics ; Part IV Moral Psychology and Particular Virtues16 What Is Confucian Humility?; 17 Is Conscientiousness a Virtue? Confucian Answers; 18 The Virtues of Justice in Zhu Xi; 19 Is Empathy the "One Thread" Running through Confucianism?; 20 The Limits of Empathy; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>This volume presents the fruits of an extended dialogue among American and Chinese philosophers concerning the relations between virtue ethics and the Confucian tradition. Based on recent advances in English-language scholarship on and translation of Confucian philosophy, the book demonstrates that cross-tradition stimulus, challenge, and learning are now eminently possible. Anyone interested in the role of virtue in contemporary moral philosophy, in Chinese thought, or in the future possibilities for cross-tradition philosophizing will find much to engage with in the twenty essays collect
• Titolo autorizzato: Virtue ethics and Confucianism
• ISBN: 1-138-93360-0; 0-415-81550-9; 0-203-52265-6; 1-134-06811-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452785303321
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