RT Article
T1 Ren 仁 (Humaneness) and Li 禮 (Ritual) in a painting metaphor from the perspective of contextual individuality
JF Asian philosophy
VO 32
IS 1
SP 88
OP 103
A1 Yang, Yuzhou
LA English
PB Carfax
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1788420322
AB The contextual dimension of ren or li is celebrated in English studies of Confucian ethics. However, it often gives way to the issue of individual practice in studies concerning the relationship between ren and li due perhaps to an excessive focus on personal moral development. Inspired by a painting metaphor from the Analects, the present study reassesses this unbalanced approach to the ren-li relationship through the proposed theme of contextual individuality. In the wake of relationally constituted individuality in Confucian philosophy, this study shows that the moral endowment of caring for others in human nature, which constitutes the moral foundation of ren and li, calls for a contextually practical approach to the ren-li relationship. This approach is crucial for the recognition that one’s moral development may not be truly accomplished unless undertaken in the context of the moral development of fellow human beings.
K1 practical contextualism
K1 contextual individuality
K1 Li
K1 ren
K1 Confucianism
DO 10.1080/09552367.2021.1977464