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Article: Virtue Through Habituation: Virtue Cultivation in the Xunzi
Title | Virtue Through Habituation: Virtue Cultivation in the Xunzi |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Xunzi virtue ritual habituation Aristotle |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Brill. The Journal's web site is located at https://brill.com/view/journals/jcph/jcph-overview.xml |
Citation | Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 2021, v. 48 n. 2, p. 157-169 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper investigates virtue cultivation in the Xunzi《荀子》, paying particular attention to the early formation period. I first give a brief survey of the usage of the character de 德 in the Xunzi and the corresponding understanding of virtue cultivation. With the identification of some of the most controversial questions regarding Xunzi’s ethical thought, including how a person with a bad nature comes to be attracted to virtue, recognize the value of virtue cultivation, and embark on the path of virtue cultivation, I then review the efforts that have been made to address these questions and evaluate what challenges remain. I go on to argue that such challenges can be met and articulate how a petty man can be attracted to and also recognize true virtue. Finally, borrowing some resources from Aristotle’s idea of habituation of virtuous actions, I argue that it is possible for a person to embark on virtue cultivation, even though he is without prior moral dispositions and internal motivation for virtue. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/308123 |
ISSN | 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.100 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tang, S | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-12T13:42:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-12T13:42:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 2021, v. 48 n. 2, p. 157-169 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0301-8121 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/308123 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper investigates virtue cultivation in the Xunzi《荀子》, paying particular attention to the early formation period. I first give a brief survey of the usage of the character de 德 in the Xunzi and the corresponding understanding of virtue cultivation. With the identification of some of the most controversial questions regarding Xunzi’s ethical thought, including how a person with a bad nature comes to be attracted to virtue, recognize the value of virtue cultivation, and embark on the path of virtue cultivation, I then review the efforts that have been made to address these questions and evaluate what challenges remain. I go on to argue that such challenges can be met and articulate how a petty man can be attracted to and also recognize true virtue. Finally, borrowing some resources from Aristotle’s idea of habituation of virtuous actions, I argue that it is possible for a person to embark on virtue cultivation, even though he is without prior moral dispositions and internal motivation for virtue. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Brill. The Journal's web site is located at https://brill.com/view/journals/jcph/jcph-overview.xml | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Chinese Philosophy | - |
dc.subject | Xunzi | - |
dc.subject | virtue | - |
dc.subject | ritual | - |
dc.subject | habituation | - |
dc.subject | Aristotle | - |
dc.title | Virtue Through Habituation: Virtue Cultivation in the Xunzi | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tang, S: tangsf@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tang, S=rp01153 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1163/15406253-12340018 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85109165554 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 329317 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 48 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 157 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 169 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000705932000004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |