Title Alternatyva individualizmui: sąryšinio žmogaus samprata konfucinėje vaidmenų etikoje /
Translation of Title An alternative to individualism: relational concept of human in Confucian role ethics.
Authors Silius, Vytis
DOI 10.15388/PROBLEMOS.100.12
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Is Part of Problemos.. Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2021, t. 100, p. 152-166.. ISSN 1392-1126. eISSN 2424-6158
Keywords [eng] role ethics ; Confucianism ; individualism ; relational person ; normativity
Abstract [eng] The article proposes to see Confucian role ethics as a philosophical project that puts forward metaethical and metaphilosophical arguments regarding the nature of ethics and the concept of human beings, instead of concentrating on its interpretational work in explicating the nature of early Confucian ethics. Thus, a more fitting context for evaluating the core claims of role ethics is suggested, one that is comprised of different positions, coming from a wide range of philosophical and cultural backgrounds, as well as different disciplines, all of which criticize individualism or formulate a non-individualistic concept of person. Role ethics concept of person, as a totality of one’s lived roles and relations, is discussed by concentrating on the specificity of two key notions in this position, that is, “relation” and “role”. The article ends with a suggestion that the deeper and fuller investigation and exposition of normativity, as stemming from the specific and concrete role-relationships, is the most needed and promising direction of further development of role ethics.
Published Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2021
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