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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Confucian viewpoints on destiny, necessity, and fate

Dahua Cui

pp. 153-164

Abstract

In the Analects, "benevolence" 仁 (ren), "rituals' 禮 (li), and "destiny" 命 ( ming) are the three most important philosophical concepts holding their own places within the complete theoretical structure of Confucius' thought. These concepts separately correspond to different categorical levels: mind and human nature for the first, social ethics for the second, and transcendence for the third. For many years now, theoretical explanations of "benevolence

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Yao Xinzhong (2017) Reconceptualizing Confucian philosophy in the 21st century. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 153-164

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4000-9_12

Full citation:

Cui Dahua (2017) „Confucian viewpoints on destiny, necessity, and fate“, In: X. Yao (ed.), Reconceptualizing Confucian philosophy in the 21st century, Dordrecht, Springer, 153–164.