Mind and Virtue: A Modern Interpretation of Mencius's Ethical Thought

Author: Dai Zhaoguo
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is one of the doctoral series published by the Anhui Normal University Press (Volume ). In response to the rise of virtue ethics in Western philosophy, this book focuses on the ethical thought of Mencius, delving into its core ideas, exploring the intellectual resources of Mencian virtue ethics, and highlighting the theoretical essence of virtue ethics through a comparison with normative ethics. It preliminarily outlines the contours of Mencian virtue ethics and discusses the theoretical elements that can be transformed and integrated into modern society. Combining classic theoretical interpretation with philosophical reflection, the book provides an in-depth analysis and dialectical examination of the Mencius text. It integrates history and theory, history and thought, and textual research with philosophical principles. This book serves as a reference for philosophy teachers and researchers in universities and research institutions, as well as a supplementary textbook for undergraduate philosophy majors and a reference for graduate students.