Sublating humanism

the relation between the individual and society in Confucian ethics

Abstract

Chinese humanism developed distinctly from European humanist discourses, reflecting unique cultural and philosophical traditions. Analysing these differences can enhance our understanding of both the specific characteristics of Chinese humanism and the diverse potentialities within contemporary global humanist thought. This comparative perspec-tive, enhanced by employing the method of sublation, underscores the planetary relevance of humanism. It demonstrates how diverse cultural perspectives enrich and broaden the scope of global discourse, leading to a more inclusive understanding of humanism world-wide. In this paper I will give a brief historical overview of the origins and development of the formation of ideas which, in China, placed the human being at the centre of culture and the cosmos. But in order to better understand the differences that demarcate Chi-nese views of humans and their position in the world from European ones, we will first look at how the relationship between people and the communities in which they live is structured in the Chinese tradition. We will then examine the political and philosophical currents shaping Confucian discourse and take a look on the way in which each of them contributes to the Chinese model of humanism. By applying the method of sublation, we intend to investigate how these two systems could complement and enhance each other, thereby helping to establish a foundational framework for a newly proposed transcultural planetary ethics.

Keywords

Chinese humanism;planetary ethics;Confucian relationism;political Confucianism;philosophical Confucianism;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2024
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC:	1(510)
COBISS:	207704067
ISSN:	2232-5131
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Sublacija humanizma
Secondary abstract:	Kitajski humanizem se je razvil ločeno od evropskih humanističnih diskurzov ter je odražal posebnosti kitajske kulturne in filozofske tradicije. Analiza teh razlik lahko iz-boljša naše razumevanje tako specifičnih značilnosti kitajskega humanizma kot tudi raznovrstnih potencialov znotraj sodobnega globalnega humanističnega mišljenja. * Jana S. ROŠKER, Professor of Sinology, Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.Email address: jana.rosker@ff.uni-lj.si 212Jčžč S. ROŠKER: SThfiffčŽČž‒ HTh čžČffi : TflŌ RŌffčŽČōž fiŌŽūŌŌž ŽflŌ IžăČțČăThčff čžă SōőČŌŽĐ ...Primerjalna perspektiva, ki jo bomo v pričujočem prispevku pridobili z metodo sublaci-je, poudarja planetarno pomembnost humanizma. Ta perspektiva nam nazorno prikaže, kako lahko različni kulturni vidiki bogatijo in širijo obseg globalnega diskurza, kar vodi v bolj vključujoče razumevanje humanizma širom sveta. V prispevku bom najprej podala kratek zgodovinski pregled izvora in razvoja idej, ki so v kitajski tradiciji postavile človeka v središče kulture in kozmosa. Toda za boljše razumevanje razlik, ki opredeljujejo kitajske poglede na človeka in njegov položaj v svetu v primerjavi z evropskimi, si bomo v nadal-jevanju ogledali, kako je v kitajski tradiciji strukturiran odnos med ljudmi in skupnostmi, v katerih živijo. Nato bomo proučili politične in filozofske tokove, ki so oblikovali kon-fucijanski diskurz, ter si ogledali, na kakšen način je vsak od njih prispeval h konsolidaciji specifično kitajskega modela humanizma. Z metodo sublacije nameravamo raziskati, kako bi se ta dva sistema lahko dopolnjevala in drug drugega izboljšala, s čimer bi pomagala vzpostaviti temeljni okvir za vizijo nove transkulturne in planetarne etike, kakršno si pred-stavlja avtorica.
Secondary keywords:	kitajski humanizem;planetarna etika;konfucijanski relacionizem;politični konfucianizem;filozofsko konfucijanstvo;
Pages:	str. 211-227
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ12 (28)
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ3
Chronology:	2024
DOI:	10.4312/as.2024.12.3.211-227
ID:	25326240