... that emerge through the development of a set of virtues. These virtues are all ultimately rooted in the family, for the virtue most closely tied to healthy parent–child relationships in the Confucian view—filial piety—provides the foundation for Confucian moral cultivation. The chapter outlines a number...

... on the importance of the earliest stages of child development, during the prenatal period and early infancy, and its contention that filial piety—which stems from the right kinds of parent–child relationships—serves as the foundation for nearly every other virtue and moral capacity. Confucianism also argues...

... filial piety, the film uses the tai chi concept of “Pushing Hands” as a very effective metaphor. Confucian codes of behavior identity Japanese occupation mainlanders miscommunication modernization Pushing Hands 1991 Clifford James Dariotis Wei Ming diaspora father figure “Father Knows Best...