The concept of yu 欲(desire) is an under-explored concept in the scholarship on early
Confucianism. Perhaps due to the focus on the term “the yu of eyes and ears,” a common …

Several years ago in an essay on the Lu'sSpring andAutumn~ X, DC Lau remarked that'~ it
is not an exaggeration to say that ancient Chinese thought was man-centered, while the …

The contrast between reason and emotion has played a crucial role in the moral psychology
of the Western ethical tradition.'If we turn to Mencius in the Confucian tradition, however …

The primary objective of David Wong's very stimulating essay" Is There a Distinction
Between Reason and Emotion in Mencius?" is to present an analysis of Mencius' view of the …

Of the four cardinal virtues of the Platonic and Thomistic traditions (wisdom, justice, courage,
and moderation), only one corresponds, even approximately, to any of the four cardinal …

Emotion and ethical theory in Mencius Emotion and ethical theory in Mencius Abstract Early
Confucian thought is still not completely understood. This is particularly so, I argue, in the case …

" Virtue" or de^ in early China, was regarded as one of the things that might satisfy sensual
longings. As such, it was compared to a variety of commodities, from material and tactile …

The emotions were a central and constant feature of early ethical debates from antiquity
onwards. Early Chinese thinkers diverged greatly in their attitudes toward the emotions, and …

Confucius'(551479 BCE) conception of fate is a matter of special importance in the history of
Chinese thought, for it has made a notable impact on Chinese people as well as on …

Ethics reflects a capacity and an inclination in human beings to distinguish between good
and evil, right and wrong, and so on. Underneath linguistic and cultural diversity this is a …