In Defense of Ritual Propriety

Confucians think ritual propriety is extremely important, but this commitment perplexes many Western readers. This essay outlines the early Confucian Xúnzi’s defense of ritual, then offers a modified defense of ritual propriety as a real virtue, of value to human beings in all times and places, albe...

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Main Author: Stalnaker, Aaron (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2016]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-141
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Xunzi / Ritual / Correctness
RelBib Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
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