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1452The golden rule as the core value in confucianism & christianity: Ethical similarities and differencesAsian Philosophy 2 (2). 1992.One side of this paper is devoted to showing that the Golden Rule, understood as standing for universal love, is centrally characteristic of Confucianism properly understood, rather than graded, familial love. In this respect Confucianism and Christianity are similar. The other side of this paper is devoted to arguing contra 18 centuries of commentators that the negative sentential formulation of the Golden Rule as found in Confucius cannot be converted to an affirmative sentential formulation (…Read more
University of Texas at Austin
PhD, 1972
Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
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Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Philosophy of Mind |
Metaphysics |
Epistemology |
Value Theory |
Aesthetics |
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Areas of Interest
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Aesthetics |
Asian Philosophy |
Philosophy of Mind |
Metaphysics |
Epistemology |
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Continental Philosophy |