... qhae060video1 6364897707112 traditionalism Confucianism conservativism social change critique Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 10.13039/501100001691 JP21K13525 As a naturalized Japanese citizen teaching in Japan, I find that the notion of place weighs heavily on my mind. I remember when I...

... and businesses were acquired as ‘family property’ without precise consideration of each family member’s individual entitlement. As Alvin Hung observes: … in Confucian-dominated ancient China where family was the core societal unit, property was recognized … for their collective value as ‘family property...

... most contributed to this understanding: Confucianism ( Jones 1990 , 1993 ) and productivist welfare capitalism ( Holliday 2000 ). Both of these concepts aimed to understand the nature of the Korean welfare state at that time, and characterized it as having a very low commitment...

...’) is an important text in Daoist and Confucian traditions in China. It also served as a building block of ancient Japanese culture. The Japanese creation myth described in the Jindai no maki (‘Chapters on the Age of the Gods’) of the Nihon shoki (‘Chronicles of Japan’, 720 CE) was strongly...

... refer to the characteristics of one’s virtues. The characteristics of one’s virtues constitute one’s selfhood; they also form one’s identity and personality. In Confucianism, one acquires his personality or identity by cultivating his virtues. The process of cultivating one’s virtues is called...

... to the moral nature of human relations, we cannot reasonably explore proper human relations without carefully exploring concerns regarding personal identity. In this essay, we draw on classical Confucian intellectual and moral resources to develop our arguments regarding the personal identity issues of head...

...Yu Cai The most typical and richest source of sincere affection lies in the family. As a result, benevolence must be first cultivated within the family. Benevolence and integrity are related to the Confucian ideas of the family and filial piety (xiao 孝). This is because filial piety...

...) to explore foundational concerns regarding the moral authority of the family and the implications of such findings for organ procurement. Mingxu Wang, Ruiping Fan, Yu Cai, and Jue Wang approach organ donation through the lens of Confucianism and the central role that the family plays in Chinese culture. Each...

...Jue Wang Confucianism deceased organ donation embodiment family authority family-based consent gift-of-life pao In light of the Confucian ethics of the body as giftedness, family-based consent is the only viable option...

... an alternative explanation for the high household savings rates in China. In addition to the savings pressure due to the one-child policy, the lack of financial development and the declining influence of Confucianism may contribute to China’s ever-increasing savings rate. When external financial products...

... to or further away from the truth in particular bioethical questions. Members of different traditions—be it Confucian, Aristotelian, politically liberal, utilitarian, or something else—should look at how they and their theoretical rivals look at empirical data to address bioethical questions, the moral...

...Sherif A. Elgebeily This article examines the extent to which both the rule of law, as it is understood in contemporary legal thought, and traditional Confucian concepts have blended to colour the governance landscape in Hong Kong. It posits that, despite a purportedly distinct emphasis...

... others is a moral duty, helping one’s family is a much stronger duty and poses no threat to one’s autonomy. For Confucianism, empathetic intimate feelings, the heart and mind of ren, rest at the root of morality. It requires that we, as moral beings, assume duties to relieve the suffering of others...

... of surrogate decision-making that the family should appropriately play in Chinese psychiatric medical decision-making and instead relied on an appropriated individualism as the core assumption in mental health law. As a result, not only does Article 30 of the Act fail to address fundamental Confucian...

... immensely for the guidance and trust he had given them over the years, which had ultimately resulted in the two of them being put in charge of most of Manfold Toy’s daily operations. Abstract The objective of this article is to explore the intrinsic value of Confucianism and its relationship...

... familiar with the local people. For the cases of China and Vietnam, Confucianism should be taken into account for this purpose. This article proposes the constitutional academy as a Confucian institution of constitutional enforcement. It is a mixed model of constitutional enforcement in which some...

... hazard associated with third-party payers. The concept of “saving for winter” is not only Confucian, it is probably universal. In 2008 the combined Medisave accounts of all Singaporeans amounted to $42 billion—a not insignificant sum that is equivalent to six times Singapore’s annual national health care...

... of norms in nature as a way of articulating a Confucian philosophy of medicine. I defend the Confucian position as a moderate naturalism. Confucianism Fagot-Largeault naturalism philosophical anthropology philosophy of nature She calls the second position...

... and Pierre Gaudette, Confucianisme et catholicisme vietnamiens au Québec (unpublished research report, Québec: Université Laval, Département d’anthropologie, 1996); Dorais, Louis-Jacques and Huy Nguyên, ‘Le Tho Mâu, un chamanisme vietnamien Anthropologie et Sociétés, Vol...

... to provide an account of the framing commitments that would both justify physician deception and have it function in a way authentically grounded in the familist moral concerns of Confucianism. It reflects on the moral conditions and possibilities for sustaining a Confucian understanding of truth-telling...