Virtue Ethics and Consequentialism in Early Chinese Philosophy

by Bryan W. Van Norden

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In this book, Bryan W. Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side. Van Norden shows that Confucianism, while similar to Aristotelianism in being a form of virtue ethics, offers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:110740732X

ISBN13:9781107407329

Release Date:September 2012

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:430 Pages

Weight:1.38 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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