Basic Ethical Terms Of Confucianism
Basic Ethical Terms Of Confucianism
Author(s): Sławomir NowosadSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Confucianism; Confucian ethics; junzi; dao; ren; li
Summary/Abstract: Confucianism has been a leading Chinese philosophical and ethical tradition for a long time. Not just Confucius himself but also Mencius and Xunzi contributed to its development over the centuries. In this paper the principal ethical notions of Confucianism–junzi, dao, ren and li – are characterized in their rich essence and unique context. Though ostensibly having much in common, those concepts can be paralleled to the Western ones only with difficulty and to a limited extent.
Journal: Roczniki Teologiczne
- Issue Year: 64/2017
- Issue No: 3EV
- Page Range: 49-59
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English