The Ethics of Confucius and Aristotle
Mirrors of Virtue
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Eastern, Ancient
| Author: | Jiyuan Yu | ISBN: | 9781136748554 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 24, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jiyuan Yu |
| ISBN: | 9781136748554 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 24, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
As a comparative study of the virtue ethics of Aristotle and Confucius, this book explores how they each reflect upon human good and virtue out of their respective cultural assumptions, conceptual frameworks, and philosophical perspectives. It does not simply take one side as a framework to understand the other; rather, it takes them as mirrors for each other and seeks to develop new readings and perspectives of both ethics that would be unattainable if each were studied on its own.
As a comparative study of the virtue ethics of Aristotle and Confucius, this book explores how they each reflect upon human good and virtue out of their respective cultural assumptions, conceptual frameworks, and philosophical perspectives. It does not simply take one side as a framework to understand the other; rather, it takes them as mirrors for each other and seeks to develop new readings and perspectives of both ethics that would be unattainable if each were studied on its own.
