Timeless Values of Confucian Ethical Humanism Adriana Simoncelli Jagiellonian University of Cracow
Today studying Confucius, for a westerner of the twenty-first century, might seem meaningless: what does a Chinese philosopher of 2,500 years ago have to say to us contemporaries? Well, Confucius represented and still represents for China, the foundation of its civilization. In 2500 years of Chinese history, Confucius has always been present as the reference horizon. The proposed issue will be examined by means of text analysis and historical method. Keywords: Confucius, rén, lǐ, philosophy, ethics, liberalism.
Adriana Simoncelli – doktorantka lV roku, , Zakład Języków i Kultur Indii i Azji Południowej, Wydział Filologiczny, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, kontakt: adriana.simoncelli©doctoral.uj.edu.pl. Recenzent: dr Grzegorz Dąbrowski, Katedra Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej, Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych, Uniwersytet Wrocławski.
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