Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-2011
Abstract
There is wide agreement that “virtue” finds its closest match inChinese philosophy in the concept of de . As a general concept, deconveys a sense of moral excellence, which finds expression in con-ceptually distinct virtues such as wisdom and courage. In the Confu-cian tradition it is often maintained that de pertains especially tomoral character or “moral charisma,” which defines the junzi or“gentleman” ideal.1 In this discussion, without rehearsing the manystudies on the meaning of de or retracing its usages in classical writ-ings,2 I explore how the concept is understood in three recently recov-ered early Chinese texts.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Philosophy
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Volume
38
Issue
1
First Page
134
Last Page
150
ISSN
0301-8121
Identifier
10.1111/j.1540-6253.2010.01635.x
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Citation
CHAN, Alan Kam Leung.
Interpretations of virtue (de) in early China. (2011). Journal of Chinese Philosophy. 38, (1), 134-150.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/295
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http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6253.2010.01635.x