Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-57009-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 130 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 180 g

Reihe: Routledge Focus on Philosophy

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Concept, Theory, and Framework 2. Confucian Moral Psychology and Well-Being 3. Confucian Virtue 4. Family and Well-Being 5. Joy and Equanimity: The Happy Sage 6. Conclusion. Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Kim is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, USA.