Exploring the roots of filial obligations: a comparative analysis of Confucian and Western perspectives
There are distinguishable features in how the Confucian and Western tradition conceptualize the nature of filial obligations as a moral propensity. The focus of this essay is to examine the two perspectives on filial obligations and show how the Confucian tradition of filial piety presents a more co...
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| author | Woon, Meryl Xi Lu |
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| description | There are distinguishable features in how the Confucian and Western tradition conceptualize the nature of filial obligations as a moral propensity. The focus of this essay is to examine the two perspectives on filial obligations and show how the Confucian tradition of filial piety presents a more cohesive and compelling account than the Western tradition. Confucianism stresses on the importance of cultivating human-heartedness as a pre-requisite for people to attain moral virtuousness and filial obligations become intrinsically motivated through this process of self-cultivation. For the Western accounts of filial duties, I draw reference from the Debt Theory, Gratitude Theory, Friendship Theory, and the Special Goods Theory. I explore these accounts to illuminate the underlying presuppositions which render filial obligations as being extrinsically motivated. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1654202023-04-01T16:55:49Z Exploring the roots of filial obligations: a comparative analysis of Confucian and Western perspectives Woon, Meryl Xi Lu Winnie Sung School of Humanities whcsung@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Philosophy There are distinguishable features in how the Confucian and Western tradition conceptualize the nature of filial obligations as a moral propensity. The focus of this essay is to examine the two perspectives on filial obligations and show how the Confucian tradition of filial piety presents a more cohesive and compelling account than the Western tradition. Confucianism stresses on the importance of cultivating human-heartedness as a pre-requisite for people to attain moral virtuousness and filial obligations become intrinsically motivated through this process of self-cultivation. For the Western accounts of filial duties, I draw reference from the Debt Theory, Gratitude Theory, Friendship Theory, and the Special Goods Theory. I explore these accounts to illuminate the underlying presuppositions which render filial obligations as being extrinsically motivated. Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy 2023-03-27T04:46:43Z 2023-03-27T04:46:43Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Woon, M. X. L. (2023). Exploring the roots of filial obligations: a comparative analysis of Confucian and Western perspectives. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165420 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165420 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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| title | Exploring the roots of filial obligations: a comparative analysis of Confucian and Western perspectives |
| title_full | Exploring the roots of filial obligations: a comparative analysis of Confucian and Western perspectives |
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| title_short | Exploring the roots of filial obligations: a comparative analysis of Confucian and Western perspectives |
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