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  1. The morality of vengeance: Confucianism and Tutuism in dialogue.Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues & Ting-Mien Lee - 2022 - Philosophical Forum 53 (1):11-29.
    This paper analyzes two main pro-vengeance Confucian arguments in light of Desmond Tutu's thinking. In the absence of just authority, Confucianism argues that carrying out blood vengeance is fulfillment of filial piety and fulfillment of moral duty for deterring crime and reforming the wrongdoer's character. Confucianism does not propose a systematic theory of blood vengeance after laws have been installed to prohibit act of revenge. As Confucian ethics focuses on virtue cultivation and advocates moral learning over punishment, it may find (...)
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