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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130430T170000
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SUMMARY:On Sympathy as the Basis of Confucian Morality
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LOCATION:221 Burwood Highway\, Burwood\, Australia\, 3125
DESCRIPTION:<p>The work <em>Mencius</em> (mainly composed by the philosopher Mencius\, 385-304? BCE) is a key text in the Confucian canon that came into prominence during the 11th Century\, and&nbsp\;which has&nbsp\;dominated the&nbsp\;mainstream interpretation of Confucianism since then. Mencius' emphasis on sympathy\, and its intimate connection with <em>ren</em> (a central term in Confucian teaching\, variously translated as benevolence\, humanity\, authoritative conduct\, and so forth)\, offers us a way better to understand Confucian cultivation and morality.</p>\n\n<p>This paper identifies and discusses a few key passages in the <em>Mencius</em> that are central to understanding the place of sympathy in Mencian philosophy. A key topic for Mencius is the cultivation of appropriate conduct.&nbsp\;Is it accomplished via training one's psycho-physical responses\, or through nurturing one's sympathetic feelings?</p>\n\n<p>At the same time\, I will appeal to the work of Peter Strawson\, &ldquo\;Freedom and Resentment&rdquo\;\, in order to provide a context for the modern audience to better engage with these ancient ideas.</p>\n\n<p>Dr Peter Wong is an Honorary Fellow&nbsp\;of the&nbsp\;School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne</p>
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