On Humility and Ethical Development in Matteo Ricci's On Friendship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3971882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Kevin S Cabural (0000-0001-6068-0229, Xiamen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 822-836 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The European Legacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-8770 • E-ISSN: 1470-1316 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10848770.2023.2247684 |
| OpenAlex | W4386137827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
In this article, I discuss the role of friendship in ethical development by focusing on the virtue of humility in Matteo Ricci’s (1552–1610) first work written in Chinese, On Friendship (Jiaoyou Lun 交友論). My overarching argument is that, since humility is a disposition or virtue that leads a person to being open to seeking or receiving help and guidance from others, it can facilitate ethical development by taking into account both the equal and unequal ethical status between friends. Moreover, since in non-Chinese scholarship this work has been neglected or misinterpreted if discussed at all, I also attempt to show why On Friendship should be more widely studied and its importance more widely recognized
Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Friendship · Generosity · Humility · Political science · Rhetoric · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |