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Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 111 (2pt2):275-293 (2011)

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Mencius, Hume, and the Foundations of Ethics.Xiusheng Liu - 2003 - Routledge.details What is the most distinctive feature of human nature? Does human nature play any significant role in explaining ethical objectivity? How do we arrive at moral judgments? What is the relationship between moral judgments and moral motivation? In answering these questions, this book defends a naturalist, realist and internalist theory of the foundations of ethics. This theory, grounded on a particular concept of humanity, combines insights from Mencius and David Hume. The views of each show how important features left underdeveloped (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 10 citations
Virtue ethics and consequentialism in early Chinese philosophy.Bryan van Norden - 2007 - New York: Cambridge University Press.details In this book, Bryan W. Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side. Van Norden shows that Confucianism, while similar to Aristotelianism in being a form of virtue ethics, offers different conceptions of “the good life,” the virtues, human nature, (...) and ethical cultivation. (shrink) Download Export citation Bookmark 98 citations
Character, Situationism, and Early Confucian Thought.Eric L. Hutton - 2006 - Philosophical Studies 127 (1):37-58.details Download Export citation Bookmark 28 citations
Virtue, norms, and objectivity: issues in ancient and modern ethics.Christopher Gill (ed.) - 2005 - New York: Oxford University Press.details For much of the twentieth century it was common to contrast the characteristic forms and preoccupations of modern ethical theory with those of the ancient world. However, the last few decades have seen a growing recognition that contemporary moral philosophy now has much in common with its ancient incarnation, in areas as diverse as virtue ethics and ethical epistemology. Christopher Gill has assembled an international team to conduct a fascinating exploration of the relationship between the two fields, exploring key issues (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Mencius and early Chinese thought.Kwong-loi Shun - 1997 - Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press.details Throughout much of Chinese history, Mencius (372-289 BC) was considered the greatest Confucian thinker after Confucius himself. Following the enshrinement of the Mencius (an edited compilation of his thought by disciples) as one of the Four Books by Sung neo-Confucianists, he was studied by all educated Chinese. This book begins a reassessment of Mencius by studying his ethical thinking in relation to that of other early Chinese thinkers, including Confucius, Mo Tzu, the Yangists, and Hsün Tzu. The author closely examines (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 77 citations
Mencian arguments on human nature (jen-hsing).Irene Bloom - 1994 - Philosophy East and West 44 (1):19-53.details Download Export citation Bookmark 21 citations
(3 other versions)The Moral Law: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.Immanuel Kant - 1948 - New York: Routledge. Edited by H. J. Paton.details Few books have had as great an impact on intellectual history as Kant's The Moral Law . In its short compass one of the greatest minds in the history of philosophy attempts to identify the fundamental principle 'morality' that governs human action. Supported by a clear introduction and detailed summary of the argument, this is not only an essential text for students but also the perfect introduction for any reader who wishes to encounter at first hand the mind of one (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 12 citations

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