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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Angle, Stephen C., 1964-

Slote, Michael, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Virtue.

Confucianism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 28, 2013).

ISBN:

1-134-06818-2

1-138-93360-0

0-415-81550-9

0-203-52265-6

1-134-06811-5

9780203522653

OCLC:

854977112