Most of the moral entries in ethics of Mencius do not only refer to virtue (德性) that of inherent quality,but also refer to virtuous conduct (德行).In fact,the concept of moral entries (德目) in classic Confucianism ...Most of the moral entries in ethics of Mencius do not only refer to virtue (德性) that of inherent quality,but also refer to virtuous conduct (德行).In fact,the concept of moral entries (德目) in classic Confucianism often refers to virtuous conduct,virtue,principal,etc.Thus the concept of virtuous topics in classic Confucianism cannot be interpreted only as virtue and that is where careful analysis is needed.The concepts of Ren and Yi (仁义) and etc.in Mencius’philosophy still have the meaning of virtuous conduct,and while these concepts take up the thought of Confucius,they continue to deepen and have new development.To view from the perspective of virtuous conduct and virtue,the main traditional virtuous topics have been transformed gradually from virtuous conduct to virtue in Mencius’thoughts.This article uses the perspective of virtue ethics to study and discuss further in the theory of virtue in Mencius’philosophy.展开更多
文摘Most of the moral entries in ethics of Mencius do not only refer to virtue (德性) that of inherent quality,but also refer to virtuous conduct (德行).In fact,the concept of moral entries (德目) in classic Confucianism often refers to virtuous conduct,virtue,principal,etc.Thus the concept of virtuous topics in classic Confucianism cannot be interpreted only as virtue and that is where careful analysis is needed.The concepts of Ren and Yi (仁义) and etc.in Mencius’philosophy still have the meaning of virtuous conduct,and while these concepts take up the thought of Confucius,they continue to deepen and have new development.To view from the perspective of virtuous conduct and virtue,the main traditional virtuous topics have been transformed gradually from virtuous conduct to virtue in Mencius’thoughts.This article uses the perspective of virtue ethics to study and discuss further in the theory of virtue in Mencius’philosophy.
