the Confucian ethics of relations and social organization in Sinic societies
Jana S. Rošker (Author)

Abstract

Since COVID-19 is a global-scale pandemic, it can only be solved on the global level. In this context, intercultural dialogues are of utmost importance. Indeed, different models of traditional ethics might be of assistance in constructing a new, global ethics that could help us confront the present predicament and prepare for other possible global crises that might await us in the future. The explosive, pandemic spread of COVID-19 in 2020 clearly demonstrated that in general, one of the most effective tools for containment of the epidemics is precisely human and interpersonal solidarity, which must also be accompanied by a certain degree of autonomous self-discipline. The present paper follows the presumption that these types of personal and interpersonal attitudes are—inter alia—culturally conditioned and hence influenced by different traditional models of social ethics. In light of the fact that East-Asian or Sinic societies were more successful and effective in the process of containing and eliminating the virus compared to the strategies of the Euro-American regions, I will first question the widespread assumption that this effectiveness is linked to the authoritarian political traditions of the Sinic East and Southeast Asian areas. Then, I will critically introduce the Confucian ethics of relations, which in various ways has influenced the social structures of these regions, and clarify the question of whether and in which way the relics of this ethics had an actual effect on the crisis resolution measurements. The crucial aim of this paper is to contribute to the construction of theoretical groundworks for a new, transculturally grounded global ethics, which is more needed today than ever before.

Keywords

globalna pandemija;COVID-19;medkulturne izmenjave;konfucijanstvo;struktura siniških družb;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC: 316:578.834
COBISS: 90523907 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2453-7829
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: global pandemic;COVID-19;intercultural exchanges;Confucianism;structure of Sinic societies;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 206-216
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ11
Issue: ǂIss. ǂ3-4
Chronology: 2021
DOI: 10.2478/ebce-2021-0011
ID: 14119241
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