Confucian Role Ethics in the 21st Century: Domestic Violence, Same-sex Marriage, and Christian Family Values

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Abstract

This chapter begins with the question. What would it mean to consider
Confucian Role Ethics (CRE), as articulated by Roger Ames, a genuine ethical
possibility in our contemporary world? Ames opens his monograph by sug-
gesting that CRE and its commitment to growth in personal relationships have
a great deal of contemporary relevance:

The contention of this monograph then, is that we are entering upon a
transitional period of enormous proportions with the imminent emer-
gence of a new cultural order, and that Confucianism offers us philo-
sophical assets that can be resourced and applied to serve not only the
renaissance of a revitalized Chinese culture, but also the interests of
world culture more broadly.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationFeminist Encounters with Confucius
EditorsMathew Foust, Sor-Hoon Tan
Place of PublicationLeiden, The Netherlands
Chapter8
Pages198-225
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)978-90-04-33211-9
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 2016

Publication series

NameModern Chinese Philosophy
Volume12

Keywords

  • Christianity
  • Confucius
  • Domestic Violence
  • Ethics
  • Family Values
  • Same sex marriage

Disciplines

  • Asian Studies
  • Political Science
  • Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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