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Assessment of Li 利 in the Mencius and the Mozi

Chiu, Wai Wai

Dao : a journal of comparative philosophy, 2014-06, Vol.13 (2), p.199-214 [同儕審閱期刊]

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  • 題名:
    Assessment of Li 利 in the Mencius and the Mozi
  • 著者: Chiu, Wai Wai
  • 主題: Chinese ; Education ; Ethics ; Non-Western Philosophy ; Philosophy ; Philosophy of Religion ; Religious Studies
  • 所屬期刊: Dao : a journal of comparative philosophy, 2014-06, Vol.13 (2), p.199-214
  • 描述: The attitude toward li 利 is often identified as a key difference between the Mencius 孟子 and the Mozi 墨子. A common view is that for the Mencius , rightness ( yi 義) and li are incompatible; but for the Mozi they are not necessarily so. In this paper I argue that the Mencius and the Mozi are in broad agreement on the issue of li , and their attitudes toward li are not as different as may seem at first glance. If we take a finer-grained understanding of li in two ways, namely the self-regarding li and the other-regarding li , then both the Mencius and the Mozi would criticize the former but encourage the latter. The term li in the Mencius has a range of meanings, and it is not clear whether the Mencius actually opposes all li -pursuing activities. Mencius would agree with Mozi that, at least in some cases, one is obligated to seek li for others. Furthermore, despite their criticism of self-regarding li , both Mencius and Mozi allow that in some cases it is morally permissible to act from the motive of self-regarding li , as long as this motive coexists with the motive of rightness. That is, self-regarding li and rightness are not always mutually exclusive, even for Mencius, who seems to be more critical of li .
  • 出版者: Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
  • 語言: 英文
  • 識別號: ISSN: 1540-3009
    EISSN: 1569-7274
    DOI: 10.1007/s11712-014-9372-3
  • 資源來源: SpringerLink Journals AutoHoldings
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