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Kwong-loi Shun, Berkeley - Chinese Philosophy

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Friday, January 16, 2015
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Kwong-loi Shun, Berkeley - Chinese Philosophy

"On Ethical Self-Commitment - A Confucian Perspective"The paper discusses the Confucian emphasis on ethical self-commitment and on self-cultivation. It considers how we can make sense of the Confucian idea that ethical self-commitment involves a move away from certain forms of self-centeredness, and introduces a two-tiered picture of the mind in this connection. It also addresses the question whether the Confucian emphasis on ethical self-commitment renders the Confucians vulnerable to the charge of ethical self-indulgence.

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