A Theory of Learning (学) in Confucian Perspective

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ID8858741
AuthorsChung-Ying Cheng (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Chung‐ying Cheng (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume48
Issue1
Pages52-63
Publication date2016-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00131857.2015.1084222
OpenAlexW2291318320
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited2

In this article, I present a model of four dimensions for the idea of learning in the classical Confucian perspective. This model is intended to capture the most essential four aspects of learning which explain why self-cultivation of a human person toward an end of self-fulfillment and social transformation of humanity is possible. I shall also show how this model illuminates all basic uses of the term ‘xue’ (学, learning) in the Analects and thus leads to a more coherent understanding of the Confucian moral and ethical philosophy than have been previously done. A copingstone principle of sincerification is also suggested for enabling the advancement of a person to a higher status of life such as junzi (君子a learned person) and shengxian (圣贤 sagely person)

Epistemology · Higher education · Perspective (graphical · Philosophy of education · Political science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Scientific and Historical Analyses

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