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From Cannibalism to Empowerment: An Analects -Inspired Attempt to Balance Community and Liberty

Author(s) -

Sorhoon Tan

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

philosophy east and west

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.233

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1529-1898

pISSN - 0031-8221

DOI - 10.1353/pew.2003.0058

Subject(s) - harmony (color) , balance (ability) , democracy , sociology , semiotics , empowerment , aesthetics , epistemology , environmental ethics , social psychology , psychology , law , political science , philosophy , art , politics , neuroscience , visual arts

Developed here is a Confucian balance between two key democratic ideals, liberty and community, by focusing on the Confucian notion of li (ritual), which has often been considered hostile to liberty. By adopting a semiotic approach to li and relating it to recent studies of ritual in various Western disciplines, li's contribution to communication and its aesthetic dimension are explored to show how emphasizing harmony without sacrificing reflective experience and personal fulfillment renders li a concept of moral empowerment of free individuals in community.

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