"The Aura of Confucius: Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai adds an art-historical perspective to recent scholarship that challenges the conventional image of Confucius (Kongzi) as a secular paragon of learning, and of Confucianism as simply…
This text compares the role of a sense of justice in the ethical and political thought of Confucius and John Rawls. Erin Cline demonstrates that the Analects and Rawls's work intersect in an emphasis of the importance of developing a sense of justice.
Not only can a comparative study of the capacity for a sense of justice in Confucius and Rawls help us better understand each of their views, but it also can help us to see new ways in which to apply their insights, especially with respect to the contemporary relevance of their …
This text compares the role of a sense of justice in the ethical and political thought of Confucius and John Rawls. The author demonstrates that the Analects and Rawls's work intersect in an emphasis of the importance of developing a sense of justice.
Various cross-textual readings have been attempted between the Christian Bible and Chinese literature. Using cross-textual hermeneutics, this study centers on the political wisdom of Ecclesiastes and the Analects, and its goal is to demonstrate that both texts offer wisdom point…
