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Kontextualisierter Universalismus in Confucian Ethics——Taking "Ren" as an example

Duan Lin

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For a Confucius, universalism and special principle are not in a binary opposition. As a fundamental character of a Chinese, Confucian ethics proposed a synthesis of both, which is termed as Kontextualisierter Universalismus. Culturally, Confucian ethics is the real synthesis of universalism and special principle, which is the embodiment of the fundamental characteristics of Chinese culture.

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For a Confucius, universalism and special principle are not in a binary opposition. As a fundamental character of a Chinese, Confucian ethics proposed a synthesis of both, which is termed as Kontextualisierter Universalismus. Culturally, Confucian ethics is the real synthesis of universalism and special principle, which is the embodiment of the fundamental characteristics of Chinese culture.

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For a Confucius, universalism and special principle are not in a binary opposition. As a fundamental character of a Chinese, Confucian ethics proposed a synthesis of both, which is termed as Kontextualisierter Universalismus. Culturally, Confucian ethics is the real synthesis of universalism and special principle, which is the embodiment of the fundamental characteristics of Chinese culture.

Key concepts: Universalism, Confucian ethics, Opposition (politics), Binary opposition, Character (mathematics), Chinese culture, Epistemology, Environmental ethics

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