Reconceptualizing Confucian Philosophy in the 21st Century

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Virtue Ethics in the Philosophy of Mencius....Pages 7-20
Reproduction, Familiarity, Love, and Humaneness: How Did Confucius Reveal “Humaneness”?....Pages 21-34
Xunzi’s Virtue Ethics of Rationality and the Issue of Emotions....Pages 35-42
Can Confucianism Modernize? An Essay on Philosophical Possibility....Pages 43-56
Beyond a Theory of Human Nature: Towards an Alternative Interpretation of Mencius’ Ethics....Pages 57-74
The Neo-confucian Discourse on “Stilling Nature” in the Works of Cheng Hao, Zhu Xi, and Zhen Dexiu....Pages 75-86
The Role Dilemma in Early Confucianism....Pages 87-97
A Comment on Confucian Role Ethics....Pages 99-109
Moral Psychology of Shame in Early Confucian Philosophy....Pages 111-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-149
Confucian Viewpoints on Destiny, Necessity, and Fate....Pages 151-151
Explorations Into the Meaning of “Conducting Sincerity” in Confucian Thought....Pages 153-164
The Role of Conscience and the Original Heart in Mencius’ Theory of the Original Goodness in Human Nature....Pages 165-176
Explorations into the Sources and Structures of the Yijing’s System of Time....Pages 177-189
A Temporal Analysis of the Consciousness of Filial Piety....Pages 191-200
The Unarticulated Conception of Equality in Early Confucianism, and Its Relation to Modern Conceptions....Pages 201-215
Sincerity and the Impasse of the Exemplary Person: An Analysis of the Zhongyong, with Attention to Christian Faith....Pages 217-239
Zhou Dunyi’s Founding Contribution to Neo-confucianism....Pages 241-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-271
The Unity of Form and Function in Zhu Xi’s Theory of Mind....Pages 273-281
Early Engagements with Buddhism and the Rise of the Neo-confucians....Pages 151-151
Front Matter....Pages 283-295
The Distinction Between Politics and Morality: An Analysis of What Confucius Actually Said....Pages 297-311
Modern Moral Confucianism and the Challenge of Modernization: Reflections on Liang Shuming, Xiong Shili, and Mou Zongsan....Pages 313-313
Ecological Consciousness and the Conscience in the Writings of Wang Yangming....Pages 315-325
Cheng Yi Assesses the Case of Diwu Lun:Viewing the Brother’s Son as One’s Own....Pages 327-338
The Value of Reconstructing Confucianism for the Contemporary World....Pages 339-353
A Genealogical Survey of the Values and Practices of Confucian Courage from Ancient China to the Contemporary World....Pages 355-366
The Confucian Aspiration at the Heart of “Tianren Heyi”: Eco-centrism, Anthropocentrism, and the Anthrocosmic Relationship in Traditional Confucian Thought....Pages 367-390
A Contemporary Interpretation of Confucian Ritual in the Writings of Xunzi....Pages 391-411
On Beauty and the Repositioning of Ethics as Aesthetics: Engaging Confucius and Whitehead....Pages 413-426
Back Matter....Pages 427-440
....Pages 441-449