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Podstawowe pojęcia etyczne konfucjanizmu
Basic Ethical Terms of Confucianism

Author(s): Sławomir Nowosad
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Confucianism; Confucian ethics; junzi; dao; ren; li

Summary/Abstract: Confucianism has long been a leading Chinese philosophical and ethical tradition. Not just Confucius himself but also Mencius and Xunzi have contributed to its development over the centuries. In this paper the principal ethical notions of Confucianism – junzi, dao, ren and li – are characterized in their rich essence and unique context. Though ostensibly having much in common, those concepts can be paralleled to the Western ones only with difficulty and to a limited extent.

  • Issue Year: 64/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 51-61
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish