Water in the Mencius: Correlative Reasoning, Conceptual Metaphor, and/or Sacred Performative Narrative?
The way the water metaphor is mobilized in Mencius 6A.2 has been interpreted and assessed from a number of perspectives. While several commentators find the analogy developed by Mencius comparing water and human nature intrinsically weak, others see it as partially effective in its use of analogical...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 6 |
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B Dao B analogies B water metaphor B Human Nature B correlative thinking B Yin-yang B Mencius |
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