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FROM AESTHETICS TO ETHICS: THE PLACE OF DELIGHT IN CONFUCIAN ETHICS

Author(s) -

Lambert Andrew

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of chinese philosophy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1540-6253

pISSN - 0301-8121

DOI - 10.1111/1540-6253.12405

Subject(s) - pleasure , spectacle , aesthetics , meaning (existential) , order (exchange) , moral order , sociology , philosophy , psychology , epistemology , social science , law , political science , finance , neuroscience , economics

An exploration of the role of pleasure or delight ( le 樂) in classical Confucian ethics. Building on Michael Nylan's account of the role of pleasure in public spectacle and social order, I explore how the meaning of delight ( le 樂) derives from the features and effects of music ( yue 樂). Drawing on Dewey's aesthetics and accounts of music in Confucian texts, I explore a conception of Confucian ethics, in which delight—like states generated through everyday social interaction are foundational.

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