Virtue Ethics and Confucianism [Hardcover]

This volume presents the fruits of an extended dialogue among American and Chinese philosophers concerning the relations between virtue ethics and the Confucian tradition. Based on recent advances in English-language scholarship on and translation of Confucian philosophy, the book demonstrates that cross-tradition stimulus, challenge, and learning are now eminently possible. Anyone interested in the role of virtue in contemporary moral philosophy, in Chinese thought, or in the future possibilities for cross-tradition philosophizing will find much to engage with in the twenty essays collected here.

Part One: Debating the Scope and Applicability of Virtue and Virtue Ethics1.1 Chen Lai Virtue Ethics and Confucian Ethics1.2 Philip J. Ivanhoe Virtue Ethics and the Chinese Confucian Tradition1.3 Lee Ming-huei Confucianism, Kant, and Virtue Ethics1.4 Bryan Van Norden Toward a Synthesis of Confucianism and Aristotelianism1.5 Liu Liangjian Virtue Ethics and Confucianism: A Methdological Reflection1.6 Wong Wai-ying Confucian Ethics and Virtue Ethics RevisitedPart Two: Happiness, Luck, and Ultimate Goals 2.7 Michael Slote The Impossibility of Perfection2.8 Matthew Walker Structured Inclusivism about Human Flourishing: A Mengzian Formulation2.9 Benjamin Huff The Target of Life in Aristotle and Wang Yangming2.10 Sean Walsh Varieties of Moral Luck in Ethical and Political Philosophy for Confucius and AristotlePart Three: Practicality, Justification, and ActionGuidance 3.11 Yu Jiyuan The Practicality of Ancient Virtue Ethics: Greece and China3.12 Lo Ping-cheung How Virtues Provide Action Guidance  Confucian Military Virtues At Work&lƒc