Kwong-loi Shun, Berkeley - Chinese Philosophy
Sponsor(s): 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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