Virtue Ethics, Confucian Tradition and the General Predicament of Modern Society

This paper discusses the nature of Confucian ethics and its tense relations with modernity through analysing the arguments contained in Chen Lai’s 陈来 Confucian Theory of Virtue. The author points out that Confucian ethical theory is a kind of virtue ethics and that the distinction between public vi...

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Main Author: Wenming TANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2024-01-01
Series:Asian Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/14875