The origin of human morality: An evolutionary perspective on Mencius’s notion of sympathy

This paper investigates Mencius’s notion of sympathy from the perspective of evolutionary biology. First, I point out that Mencius and evolutionary biologists concur that humans are endowed with a unique ability to sympathize with others beyond kin and friends. Subsequently, I offer an analytic acco...

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Main Author: Ahn, Kanghun (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax 2022
In: Asian philosophy
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 365-382
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mengzi 372 BC-289 BC / Ingroup / Sympathy / Fremdgruppe / Evolutionary psychology / Moral sense
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B mutual dependence
B Commiserating mind
B Cooperation
B Sympathy
B regarding others as oneself or one’s kin
B out-group distinction / in-group
B Natural Selection
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