Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being
Routledge Focus on Philosophy

Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being

    • 22,99 €
    • 22,99 €

Publisher Description

Well-being is topic of perennial concern. It has been of significant interest to scholars across disciplines, culture, and time. But like morality, conceptions of well-being are deeply shaped and influenced by one’s particular social and cultural context. We ought to pursue, therefore, a cross-cultural understanding of well-being and moral psychology by taking seriously reflections from a variety of moral traditions.

This book develops a Confucian account of well-being, considering contemporary accounts of ethics and virtue in light of early Confucian thought and philosophy. Its distinctive approach lies in the integration of Confucian moral philosophy, contemporary empirical psychology, and contemporary philosophical accounts of well-being.

Richard Kim organizes the book around four main areas: the conception of virtues in early Confucianism and the way that they advance both individual and communal well-being; the role of Confucian ritual practices in familial and communal ties; the developmental structure of human life and its culmination in the achievement of sagehood; and the sense of joy that the early Confucians believed was central to the virtuous and happy life.

GENRE
Non-Fiction
RELEASED
2020
21 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
130
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor & Francis
SIZE
3.7
MB

More Books by Ray Kim

Voluntourism Korea Voluntourism Korea
2022
Voluntourism Canada Voluntourism Canada
2022
Guerrieri senza armi Guerrieri senza armi
2016
Going Rouge Going Rouge
2009

Other Books in This Series

Delusions and Beliefs Delusions and Beliefs
2018
Moral Choices for Our Future Selves Moral Choices for Our Future Selves
2022
Are Mental Disorders Brain Disorders? Are Mental Disorders Brain Disorders?
2022
The Ethics of Undercover Policing The Ethics of Undercover Policing
2022
Consciousness and Moral Status Consciousness and Moral Status
2018
A Defence of Nihilism A Defence of Nihilism
2020