Kant, Xunzi and the Artificiality of Manners
Both Chinese and Western philosophers have argued for the ethical importance of manners. Their approaches are sometimes criticized on the grounds that manners are artificial. I compare Xunzi’s and Kant’s responses to this claim, and discuss the relevance of both positions for the development of a th...
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Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2017-01-01
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Series: | Asian Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/7133 |