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Introduction Mencius and Aristotle are addressing a very particular readership very roughly, one might characterize their readers as pupils,would-be statesmen and actual statesmen. Both are operating in a context where there is no prospect of universal reader-
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Ⅰ.Introduction In the last chapter,we have treated the Cheng brothers’ ethics as a virtue ethics. One of the important features of virtue ethics that we have so far not paid attention to,however,is its emphasis on particularity.In virtue ethics,as stated by Rosalind Hursthouse,"an action is right iff it is what a virtuous agent would characteristically
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Ⅰ.Introduction What is good(or wise) governance? What are its outcomes and fruits? What are its preconditions? These are questions that are relevant for any society at any moment in history.The answers given to these questions vary considerably,and consensus about the right way to take is often not found even in one single society.
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From cosmology to salvation,the concept of heaven always plays an indispensable role in Chinese faiths system as much as God does in the Abrahamic faiths system in the west.For Chinese,heaven is the creator,law-giver,moral admonisher and savior.The relation between heaven and the creature is one of integration between them,in this cosmic integration the specific one between heaven and man bearing distinguishable prominence.Since Chinese cosmology is categorized as evolutionary one instead of an absolute-otherness-creation by God,every sentient being like human beings share by nature the holiness of heaven,hence introducing in a universal incarnation exhibiting unique initiative and dynamic in human beings,so called the embodiment of sacred heaven by man.The religious message bestowed on heaven,the natural celestial body,reveals the peculiar feature of Chinese culture.Heaven is the orthodox sources for all possible world of Chinese:emperors are sons of heaven,people the civilian of heaven,laws the reasons of heaven,fates the mandates of heaven, morals the hearts of heaven,the whole worlds the spheres under heaven,and therefore heaven is condemned to be the justification for Being and beings.
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Ⅰ. Quite recently,there was a philosophical debate in China about the value—or worthlessness—of traditional Confucian ethics in contemporary China,and by extension, in contemporary world society.Some Chinese philosophers argued very strongly against the Confucian ethical heritage and described it as an impediment for truly
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"But who would have believed that there is on earth a people who,though we are in our view so very advanced in every branch of behavior,still surpass us in comprehending the precepts of civil life?"(G.W.Leibniz,Novissima Sinica[1697],Preface)"There is no classical author in philosophy."(I.Kant,"On a Recently Adopted Elevated Tone in Philosophy"[1796])
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Build up a Harmonious Society"Build up a Harmonious Society"is the political program recently proposed by President Hu Jintao胡锦涛as the major political guideline for today’s Chinese society in an amazing economic boom where people are seeking and competing for economic profits while in need of better ethical inspirations and deeper understanding of the
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It is a particular honor for me to participate in this conference organized in commemoration of the great Chinese sage Confucius in his native land and city of birth. The Analects of Confucius have long fascinated me,just as they have inspired many generations of scholars and thinkers.The question,however,might well be raised concerning my qualifications,as a philosopher of American origin and residing in Eu-