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16 The Confucian Concept of “Cheng” (Integrity) in Relation to Publicity and Justice
An Ethical and Methodological Enquiry
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Ole Döring
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July 27, 2016
Abstract
This paper explores the meaning of the Confucian concept of Cheng as a philosophical proposition for facilitating publicity and justice according to ethical best practice. Cheng is interpreted as a guide for teleological judgement and a moral prescript for cultivation that provides orientation for becoming a Junzi, an “accomplished person”. It can also serve to describe a form of proper behavior indicating a moral character. In particular, Cheng interconnects and qualifies all internal and external acts in relation to Ren(humaneness) and Yi(righteousness). It represents the interface between intentionality and practice in view of the subject individual concerned with introspective self-attention Shen qi du and publicity and justice in view of her/his role in society, facilitated through the functional and performative requirements of Cheng. Thus, it can be accommodated with a maxim ethics that expressly requires publicity and justice as indicators for acceptability.
Published Online: 2016-7-27
Published in Print: 2016-7-25
© 2016 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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- Masthead
- Editorial Preface
- Contents
- 1 Preface
- 2 The Current Situation of Chinese Philosophy: Problems and Tasks
- 3 Chinese Philosophy – Philosophy in China
- I Public Sphere and Globalization
- 4 The Publicity of Reason(ing)
- 5 Digitalization: Another Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere?
- II Fundamental Philosophical Questions in Public Sphere
- 6 Pluralism, Autonomy and Public Deliberation
- 7 Kant on the Public Sphere and Some Reflections on Hannah Arendt and the Contemporary Intercultural Discussion
- 8 The Public Sphere and the Faculty of Judgment: Hannah Arendt’s Theses on Public Opinion
- 9 On Political Freedom in Public Sphere in View of the Contrast Between Téchne and Túche – A Comparison Between Arendt and Heidegger
- 10 Habermas on Instrumental Reasoning in Public Sphere
- III Public Sphere and Ethics
- 11 Republicity
- 12 Changing the Imperial Mindset
- 13 Communicative Power and the Public Sphere
- IV The Problem of Public Sphere in Asian Cultures
- 14 Public Sphere and Open Society from the Perspective of Axial Age China
- 15 How to Jointly Decide What Ought to Be Done?
- 16 The Confucian Concept of “Cheng” (Integrity) in Relation to Publicity and Justice
- V Public Sphere and Democracy
- 17 National and International Public Spheres and the Protection of Human Rights
- 18 International Justice and the Limit of Public Reason
- 19 Privacy and/in the Public Sphere
- 20 Context, Perspective and Research Method: Several Problems of the Research on Publicness
- VI Publicity and Justice
- 21 Origins of Justice Theory in China and West
- 22 Representation, Political and Juridical
- 23 Tolerance and the Legitimacy of Law
- 24 Justice, Primary Goods and Public Reason
- 25 The Ethics of Whistleblowing
- 26 Practical Wisdom in Confucian Philosophy
- 27 The Challenges of Cognitive Science to Philosophy
- 28 On “Intentionality” and “Meta- Intentionality” in Eastern and Western Philosophies of Consciousness
- 29 Marx’s Theory of the Historical Path and its Commitment to Concretization
- 30 Characteristics of Chinese Philosophy and the Chinese National Spirit
- 31 Utopisches Denken in der Chinesischen Gegenwartsphilosophie
- Bio-Bibliography
- Name Index
Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead
- Editorial Preface
- Contents
- 1 Preface
- 2 The Current Situation of Chinese Philosophy: Problems and Tasks
- 3 Chinese Philosophy – Philosophy in China
- I Public Sphere and Globalization
- 4 The Publicity of Reason(ing)
- 5 Digitalization: Another Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere?
- II Fundamental Philosophical Questions in Public Sphere
- 6 Pluralism, Autonomy and Public Deliberation
- 7 Kant on the Public Sphere and Some Reflections on Hannah Arendt and the Contemporary Intercultural Discussion
- 8 The Public Sphere and the Faculty of Judgment: Hannah Arendt’s Theses on Public Opinion
- 9 On Political Freedom in Public Sphere in View of the Contrast Between Téchne and Túche – A Comparison Between Arendt and Heidegger
- 10 Habermas on Instrumental Reasoning in Public Sphere
- III Public Sphere and Ethics
- 11 Republicity
- 12 Changing the Imperial Mindset
- 13 Communicative Power and the Public Sphere
- IV The Problem of Public Sphere in Asian Cultures
- 14 Public Sphere and Open Society from the Perspective of Axial Age China
- 15 How to Jointly Decide What Ought to Be Done?
- 16 The Confucian Concept of “Cheng” (Integrity) in Relation to Publicity and Justice
- V Public Sphere and Democracy
- 17 National and International Public Spheres and the Protection of Human Rights
- 18 International Justice and the Limit of Public Reason
- 19 Privacy and/in the Public Sphere
- 20 Context, Perspective and Research Method: Several Problems of the Research on Publicness
- VI Publicity and Justice
- 21 Origins of Justice Theory in China and West
- 22 Representation, Political and Juridical
- 23 Tolerance and the Legitimacy of Law
- 24 Justice, Primary Goods and Public Reason
- 25 The Ethics of Whistleblowing
- 26 Practical Wisdom in Confucian Philosophy
- 27 The Challenges of Cognitive Science to Philosophy
- 28 On “Intentionality” and “Meta- Intentionality” in Eastern and Western Philosophies of Consciousness
- 29 Marx’s Theory of the Historical Path and its Commitment to Concretization
- 30 Characteristics of Chinese Philosophy and the Chinese National Spirit
- 31 Utopisches Denken in der Chinesischen Gegenwartsphilosophie
- Bio-Bibliography
- Name Index
