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81: 1569: 102:: "In serving his parents, a filial son reveres them in daily life; he makes them happy while he nourishes them; he takes anxious care of them in sickness; he shows great sorrow over their death; and he sacrifices to them with solemnity." Filial duty requires the desire to be filial, and not just the act of filial piety. In Confucian societies, filial piety determines the "moral worth" of an individual in a community and acts as a form of 113:
and Henry Rosemont, "Confucian normativity is defined by living one's family roles to maximum effect." In Confucian role ethics, morality is based on a person's fulfillment of a role, such as that of a parent or a child. These roles are established as relationships, and are not individualistic.
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or ritual propriety is crucial to Confucian roles. Propriety reinforces family relationships, and binds together the community. The performance of li expresses a person's moral commitment as a human being.
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roles. Morality is derived from a person's relationship with their community. The ethics of
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Confucianism in Context: Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond
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Epictetus’s role ethics was a development of a similar concept developed by
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roles that the circumstances assign to us, being a son or daughter.
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have attempted to mix Confucian role ethics with concepts such as
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Filial Piety: Practice and Discourse in Contemporary East Asia
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roles that we choose for ourselves, being a father, or friend;
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
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Chris Fraser; Dan Robins; Timothy O'Leary (1 May 2011).
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the general role of a human being in society (the human
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Index

family
Confucianism
Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues
Chinese
pinyin
Jyutping
Pe̍h-ōe-jī

filial piety
Classic of Filial Piety
social capital
Roger T. Ames
rational
li
Uno Tetsuto
Ichimura Sanjiro
democracy
human rights
Epictetus
Stoicism
cosmopolis
Panaetius
middle Stoa


Roger T. Ames
ISBN
978-0-8248-3576-7

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