{"product_id":"self-realization-through-confucian-learning-a-contemporary-reconstruction-of-xunzis-ethics","title":"Self-Realization through Confucian Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfucian philosopher Xunzi's moral thought is considered in light of the modern focus on self-realization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf-Realization through Confucian Learning\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs Confucian thinker Xunzi's moral philosophy in response to the modern focus on self-realization. Xunzi (born around 310 BCE) claims that human \u003ci\u003exing\u003c\/i\u003e (\"nature\" or \"native conditions\") is without an ethical framework and has a tendency to dominate, leading to bad judgments and bad behavior. Confucian ritual propriety (\u003ci\u003eli\u003c\/i\u003e) is needed to transform these human native conditions. Through \u003ci\u003eli\u003c\/i\u003e, people become self-directing: in control of feelings and desires and in command of their own lives. Siufu Tang explicates Xunzi's understanding of the hierarchical structure of human agency to articulate why and how \u003ci\u003eli\u003c\/i\u003e is essential to self-realization. Ritual propriety also structures relationships to make a harmonious communal life possible. Tang's focus on self-realization highlights how Confucianism can address the individual as well as the communal and serve as a philosophy for contemporary times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54133295743320,"sku":null,"price":90.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781438461496.jpg?v=1777897841","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/self-realization-through-confucian-learning-a-contemporary-reconstruction-of-xunzis-ethics","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}