New Old Foundations for Confucian Ethical Philosophy: Ito Jinsai, Dai Zhen, and Jeong Yakyong

Philip J. Ivanhoe

doi:10.6163/tjeas.2014.11(1)77

New Old Foundations for Confucian Ethical Philosophy: Ito Jinsai, Dai Zhen, and Jeong Yakyong

Philip J. Ivanhoe

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This essay presents and compares core elements of the ethical theories of three neo-Confucian thinkers, Ito Jinsai 伊藤仁齋 (1627-1705), Dai Zhen 戴震 (1722-1776), and Jeong Yakyong 丁若鏞 (1762-1836), and argues that their criticisms of the Cheng-Zhu School represent a distinctive type and style of Confucianism, spanning the three major East Asian cultures of China, Korea, and Japan. Moreover, the essay defends their primary criticisms of the neo-Confucian metaphysical foundations for ethics as valid and argues that they should have a much greater influence on contemporary understandings of the Confucian tradition, in all its richness, diversity, and potential. In addition, this essay seeks to describe and establish an initial case for the contemporary relevance of philosophical views advanced by this trio of thinkers, in particular their claims concerning "sympathetic consideration" (C: shu; J: jo; K: seo 恕).

Translated title of the contribution	儒家伦理哲学的新旧基础: 伊藤仁斋、戴震与丁若镛
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-133
Journal	Taiwan Journal of East Asian Studies
Volume	11
Issue number	1 (總第21)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.6163/tjeas.2014.11(1)77
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

Research Keywords

Care
Emotions
Ethics
Sympathetic consideration
Tradition
情緒
同情的考慮 (恕)
傳統
倫理
關懷

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