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The Problem of Aging in Market-Oriented Societies and Its Ethical Predicaments The Problem of Aging in Market-Oriented Societies and Its Ethical Predicaments
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Filial Piety and Fraternal Duty in the Traditional Rural Community: The Ethical Significance of “Covering for One Another” Filial Piety and Fraternal Duty in the Traditional Rural Community: The Ethical Significance of “Covering for One Another”
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The Essence of Filial Piety and Fraternal Duty: Ethics among Family Members The Essence of Filial Piety and Fraternal Duty: Ethics among Family Members
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Governance of Filial Piety: A Utopian Ideal Governance of Filial Piety: A Utopian Ideal
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The Reconstruction of Filial Piety and the Traditional Rural Village Community: A Contemporary Challenge The Reconstruction of Filial Piety and the Traditional Rural Village Community: A Contemporary Challenge
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7 Filial Piety and the Traditional Chinese Rural Community: An Alternative Ethical Paradigm for Modern Aging Societies
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Published:February 2015
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Abstract
This chapter examines the ethical implications of aging in a modern society. Drawing on traditional Confucian ethics as well as local community ethics based on a close reading of the Analects of Confucius, the chapter explores ethical possibilities for contemporary extensions of the traditional Chinese value of filial piety (xiao) and the lifestyle that traditionally ensued from it. Filial piety is grounded in the natural and biological networks that connect intergenerational life experiences with genealogical continuities and ties of mutual affection. In a Confucian context, human beings are understood as participants in living families and communities, and the traditional rural community is seen as the local extension of the family unit. The chapter argues that it is essential to transcend individualism and the value of financial exchange that are foundational in currently dominant economic and ethical paradigms.
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