Constructing Morality With Mengzi

Hu, Jing; Robertson, Seth

doi:10.4324/9780429435164-10

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“…Those standards need not stay the same. They can change and progress, as seen in the literature on the discussion of moral progress (Buchanan and Powell 2016, 2018; Luco 2019; Hu and Robertson 2020), and in reality. Social norms can be challenged and changed on the societal level through collective deliberation; at the same time, they can also be rejected on the individual level.…”

Section: Individual Values and Social Conformitymentioning

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Shame, Vulnerability, and Change

Hu¹

2021

J. of the Am. Philos. Assoc.

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Shame is frequently viewed as a destructive emotion; but it can also be understood in terms of change and growth. This essay highlights the problematic values that cause pervasive and frequent shame and the importance of resisting and changing these values. Using Confucian insights, I situate shame in an interactive process between the individual's values and that of their society, thus, being vulnerable to shame represents both one's connection to a community and an openness to others’ negative feedback. This process provides an important arena where personal values interact with communal ones. The Confucian tradition, I argue, affords individuals a degree of autonomy in internalization through urging them to cultivate and maintain a keen sense of shame. My discussion also offers resources for understanding the various aspects of this interactive process—how individuals with similar experiences of shame may, through channeling their experiences, influence social values and propel moral progress.

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Section: Individual Values and Social Conformitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Shame, Vulnerability, and Change

Hu¹

2021

J. of the Am. Philos. Assoc.

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Constructing Morality With Mengzi

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Shame, Vulnerability, and Change

Shame, Vulnerability, and Change

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