ABSTRACT
This volume presents the fruits of an extended dialogue among American and Chinese philosophers concerning the relations between virtue ethics and the Confucian tradition. Based on recent advances in English-language scholarship on and translation of Confucian philosophy, the book demonstrates that cross-tradition stimulus, challenge, and learning are now eminently possible. Anyone interested in the role of virtue in contemporary moral philosophy, in Chinese thought, or in the future possibilities for cross-tradition philosophizing will find much to engage with in the twenty essays collected here.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|67 pages
Debating the Scope and Applicability of “Virtue” and “Virtue Ethics”
part II|44 pages
Happiness, Luck, and Ultimate Goals
part III|46 pages
Practicality, Justification, and Action Guidance
chapter 15|9 pages
Between Generalism and Particularism
part IV|48 pages
Moral Psychology and Particular Virtues