Between "Jing 敬" and "Cheng 诚

From a semantic viewpoint, "Jing 敬" emphasizes an attitude of external respect and adherence to ritual propriety, whereas "Cheng 诚" signifies the true alignment between one's internal attitudes and external actions. An exploration of "Jing" and "Cheng" in The Analects, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, and The Works of Mencius from a linguistic perspective reveals the following: In the ethical system of The Analects, "Jing" represents an attitude towards others, and "Cheng" is rarely mentioned, with personal morality anchored in the social order; in The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean, "Jing" is seldom discussed, while "Cheng" is emphasized as a requirement for individuals, highlighting the intrinsic nature and spontaneity of personal morality; The Works of Mencius, while inheriting Confucius's concepts, also adopts the ideas from The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean and reinterprets "Jing" internally, achieving a unity between personal morality and social ethics. The shift from "Jing" to "Cheng" and the reinterpretation of "Jing" reflect the concentrated embodiment of the internal reconstruction of the Pre-Qin Confucian ethical system

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