1st Edition

Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being

By Richard Kim Copyright 2020
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

Well-being is topic of perennial concern. It has been of significant interest to scholars across disciplines, culture, and time. But like morality, conceptions of well-being are deeply shaped and influenced by one�€�s particular social and cultural context. We ought to pursue, therefore, a cross-cultural understanding of well-being and moral psychology by taking seriously reflections from a... Read more

Introduction  1. Concept, Theory, and Framework  2. Confucian Moral Psychology and Well-Being  3. Confucian Virtue  4. Family and Well-Being  5. Joy and Equanimity: The Happy Sage  6. Conclusion.  Bibliography  Index

Biography

Richard Kim is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, USA.