Moral Exemplars in the Analects

Moral Exemplars in the Analects
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9781136641718
ISBN-13 : 1136641718
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Synopsis Moral Exemplars in the Analects by : Amy Olberding

In this study, Olberding proposes a new theoretical model for reading the Analects. Her thesis is that the moral sensibility of the text derives from an effort to conceptually capture and articulate the features seen in exemplars, exemplars that are identified and admired pre-theoretically and thus prior to any conceptual criteria for virtue. Put simply, Olberding proposes an "origins myth" in which Confucius, already and prior to his philosophizing knows whom he judges to be virtuous. The work we see him and the Analects' authors pursuing is their effort to explain in an organized, generalized, and abstract way why pre-theoretically identified exemplars are virtuous. Moral reasoning here begins with people and with inchoate experiences of admiration for them. The conceptual work of the text reflects the attempt to analyze such people and parse such experiences in order to distill abstract qualities that account for virtue and can guide emulation.

Exemplarist Moral Theory

Exemplarist Moral Theory
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780190655846
ISBN-13 : 0190655844
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Exemplarist Moral Theory by : Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski

In Exemplarist Moral Theory of Linda Zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to exemplars of goodness, whom we identify through the emotion of admiration. Using examples of heroes, saints, and sages, she shows how narratives of exemplars and empirical work on the most admirable persons can be incorporated into the theory to serve both theoretical and practical purposes.

Moral Exemplars in the Analects

Moral Exemplars in the Analects
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781136641725
ISBN-13 : 1136641726
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Moral Exemplars in the Analects by : Amy Olberding

In this study, Olberding proposes a new theoretical model for reading the Analects. Her thesis is that the moral sensibility of the text derives from an effort to conceptually capture and articulate the features seen in exemplars, exemplars that are identified and admired pre-theoretically and thus prior to any conceptual criteria for virtue. Put simply, Olberding proposes an "origins myth" in which Confucius, already and prior to his philosophizing knows whom he judges to be virtuous. The work we see him and the Analects' authors pursuing is their effort to explain in an organized, generalized, and abstract way why pre-theoretically identified exemplars are virtuous. Moral reasoning here begins with people and with inchoate experiences of admiration for them. The conceptual work of the text reflects the attempt to analyze such people and parse such experiences in order to distill abstract qualities that account for virtue and can guide emulation.

Confucius, Rawls, and the Sense of Justice

Confucius, Rawls, and the Sense of Justice
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Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780823245086
ISBN-13 : 082324508X
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Confucius, Rawls, and the Sense of Justice by : Erin Cline

This work examines the role of a sense of justice in the ethical and political thought of Confucius and John Rawls, and argues that a comparative study can help us to better understand each of their views and apply their insights.

Dao Companion to the Analects

Dao Companion to the Analects
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 9789400771130
ISBN-13 : 9400771134
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Dao Companion to the Analects by : Amy Olberding

This volume surveys the major philosophical concepts, arguments, and commitments of the Confucian classic, the Analects. In thematically organized chapters, leading scholars provide a detailed, scholarly introduction to the text and the signal ideas ascribed to its protagonist, Confucius. The volume opens with chapters that reflect the latest scholarship on the disputed origins of the text and an overview of the broad commentarial tradition it generated. These are followed by chapters that individually explore key areas of the text’s philosophical landscape, articulating both the sense of concepts such as ren, li, and xiao as well as their place in the wider space of the text. A final section addresses prominent interpretive challenges and scholarly disputes in reading the Analects, evaluating, for example, the alignment between the Analects and contemporary moral theory and the contested nature of its religious sensibility. Dao Companion to the Analects offers a comprehensive and complete survey of the text's philosophical idiom and themes, as well as its history and some of the liveliest current debates surrounding it. This book is an ideal resource for both researchers and advanced students interested in gaining greater insight into one of the earliest and most influential Confucian classics.

Confucianism and American Philosophy

Confucianism and American Philosophy
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 9781438464756
ISBN-13 : 1438464754
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Confucianism and American Philosophy by : Mathew A. Foust

A comparative analysis of Confucianism and the American Transcendentalist and Pragmatist traditions. In this highly original work, Mathew A. Foust breaks new ground in comparative studies through his exploration of the connections between Confucianism and the American Transcendentalist and Pragmatist movements. In his examination of a broad range of philosophers, including Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Charles Peirce, William James, and Josiah Royce, Foust traces direct lines of influence from early translations of Confucian texts and brings to light conceptual affinities that have been previously overlooked. Combining resources from both traditions, Confucianism and American Philosophy offers fresh insights into contemporary problems and exemplifies the potential of cross-cultural dialogue in an increasingly pluralistic world. “Authoritative and insightful, this book fills two lacunae in East-West comparative studies. First, it rounds out several general thematic connections by taking a broad view, rather than focusing narrowly on just one figure from each tradition. And, in so doing, it sheds much needed light on Confucian comparisons that have been previously understated or completely unnoticed.” — Christopher C. Kirby, editor of Dewey and the Ancients: Essays on Hellenic and Hellenistic Themes in the Philosophy of John Dewey

Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9780190867522
ISBN-13 : 0190867523
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Minding the Gap by : Karen Stohr

The book is an exploration of how we narrow the gap between our moral ideals and our actual selves. It develops an account of moral improvement as a practical project requiring what Karen Stohr calls a "moral neighborhood." Moral neighborhoods are constructed through social practices that instantiate shared moral ideals in a flawed world.

The Politics of the Past in Early China

The Politics of the Past in Early China
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781108425728
ISBN-13 : 1108425720
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Politics of the Past in Early China by : Vincent S. Leung

History mattered to the political elite in ancient China. Leung explores why it was so important and to what end.

Exemplars, Imitation, and Character Formation

Exemplars, Imitation, and Character Formation
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9781040117385
ISBN-13 : 1040117384
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Exemplars, Imitation, and Character Formation by : Eric Yang

This volume examines the role and relevance of exemplars and the practice of imitation in character development and formation. While the role of exemplars and imitation in spiritual and moral formation has been an integral part of many religious and wisdom traditions, in recent times there has been limited theological and philosophical investigation into it and a dearth of interdisciplinary discussion. The book brings together relevant research and insights from leading experts within philosophy, psychology, and theology, with a slight emphasis on Christian approaches to exemplars and imitation, especially given the reflection on these themes throughout the history of the Christian intellectual and mystical tradition. Many of the contributions display an interdisciplinary approach into these issues; hence, this volume will be of interest to philosophers, psychologists, theologians, and others who work in moral psychology and character formation.