Responsibility over Rules

A Confucian-Inspired Approach to Post-Comparative Ethics

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ID3267582
AuthorsPaul J D''Ambrosio (0000-0003-2574-2927, East China Normal University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue6
Pages699
Publication date2024-06-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15060699
OpenAlexW4399359820
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

As cultures become increasingly involved, attempts are made to find productive lines along which ethical understandings can be developed which respect diversity and yet go beyond simplistic comparisons. Much of the discussion in this area is squarely situated within existing religious or philosophical frameworks-and these, in turn, are in the aggregate decidedly based on Western traditions. This paper proposes a philosophical-religious reading of Confucianism, especially with respect to its appreciation of ethical responsibility based on the importance of community, tradition, and norms, as a foundation for developing post comparative ethical approaches. The majority of the paper is centered on reading of responsibility in early Confucian texts which challenges the assumptions of contemporary academic philosophy (as practiced in classrooms, journals, and conferences) and fits into a decidedly Chinese way of thinking about religion that can be used to go beyond simplistic comparisons. This offers, in terms of both the approach being used and the specific content, an avenue for constructing post-comparative understandings of ethics

China · Confucian ethics · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Engineering · Law · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · War, Ethics, and Justification

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