Confucian Philosophy

Chung-ying Cheng, internationally known philosopher of East-West integration and a leading representative of Neo-Confucian philosophy in contemporary world, was born in 1935 in China, received his college education at National Taiwan University in Taipei with major in philosophy and literature. He received his M.A. in Philosophy from University of Washington, received Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard University and started teaching in 1964. He became a tenured full Professor of Philosophy by 1972 at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

• Chung-Ying Cheng, Preface: New Confucianism as Philosophy of Humanity and Governance Justin Tiwald, Introduction: A Confucian Philosophical Agenda Chung-ying Cheng, A Transformative Conception of Confucian Ethics: The Yijing, Utility, and Rights Justin Tiwald, Dai Zhen’s Defense of Self-Interest Chenyang Li, Xunzi on the Origin of Goodness: A New Interpretation Shirley Chan, Tian (Heaven) in the Guodian Texts (Part I): Natural Order and Moral Norms Daniel A. Bell and Thaddeus Metz, Confucianism and Ubuntu: Reflections on a Dialogue Between Chinese and African Traditions Shun Kwong-Loi, Wang Yang-Ming on Self-Cultivation in the Daxue Pauline C. Lee, “Spewing Jade and Spitting Pearls” Li Zhi’s Ethics of Genuineness Wing-Cheuk Chan, Mou Zongsan on Confucian and Kant’s Ethics: A Critical Reflection Anne Cheng, Virtue and Politics: Some Conceptions of Sovereignty in Ancient China  Lauren F. Pfister, Family Ethics and New Visions of Selfhood in Post-Secular Chinese Teachings Stephen C. Angle, A Productive Dialogue: Contemporary Moral Education and Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucian Ethics