RT Article
T1 ONENESS AND SELF-CENTEREDNESS IN THE MORAL PSYCHOLOGY OF WANG YANGMING
JF Journal of religious ethics
VO 40
IS 1
SP 52
OP 71
A1 Tien, David W.
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1822387639
AB Rather than “selfishness,” a more accurate and revealing interpretation of Wang's use of siyuis “self-centeredness.” One of the main goals in Wang's model of moral cultivation was to attain a state devoid of self-centered desires. Wang relied a great deal on the exercise and cultivation of an emotional identification and feeling of oneness with others. In this paper, I first provide a brief summary of the role of Wang's concept of siyu in his moral psychology. I then examine key passages in Wang's writings that reveal his nuanced understanding of siyu and, along the way, I draw on empirical research in psychology to help illuminate the significance of Wang's view of siyu to his overall model of moral cultivation.
K1 Oneness
K1 Selfishness
K1 self-centeredness
K1 Moral Psychology
K1 Wang Yangming
K1 Chinese philosophy
DO 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2011.00508.x