The Early Confucian Philosophy of Agency : Virtuous Conduct Hardback
by Henrique Schneider
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Henrique Schneider argues that understanding the three Early Confucian thinkers—Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi—as virtue-ethicists, political philosophers, or social conservatives proves too narrow.
Championing a broader and more philosophical reading, The Early Confucian Philosophy of Agency: Virtuous Conduct sheds new light on a well-established topic.
Virtuous conduct—aligning actions and motivations with virtues, social roles, and rituals—is the philosophy of agency of Early Confucianism.
Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi share a common philosophy of agency, which does more than describe agents and acts: it also represents a progressive social and political program.
Schneider characterizes Early Confucianism as a progressive philosophy due to its human-centered program for social reform, its process view of self-cultivation, and its development.
Agents who cultivate themselves can produce virtuous conduct, flourish, and become Junzi.
This lets them lead each other in self-cultivation, social environment, and polity.
As such, virtuous conduct integrates ethics, social and political philosophy in a theory of action.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:188 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:15/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781666928372
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:188 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:15/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781666928372