Perplexities of Filiality: Confucius and Jane Addams on the Private/Public Distinction

Foust, Mathew A.

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“…Finally, Addams' work reflected an early feminist perspective, which acknowledged power dynamics in relationships as opposed to more traditional charity approaches. She describes perplexity in both personal and professional contexts, suggesting that this way of being is a powerful holistic ingredient for social reform (Foust, 2008;Thompson, Koenig, & Spano, 2017). Her advocacy for an integrated approach aligns with binary divisions refuted by feminist scholars.…”

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Social work perplexity: Dissonance, uncertainty, and growth in Kazakhstan

Deckert

Koenig

2017

Qualitative Social Work

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Social work pioneer Jane Addams wrote of her experiences living and working with immigrant populations at the Hull-House in Chicago. In her writings, she describes a state of perplexity in which her personal and professional assumptions about the world were transformed through her interactions with that community. Perplexity is a liminal or in-between state of being in professional social work practice settings, which encourages the recognition of uncertainty, honors the dissonance between past assumptions and new understandings, and creates opportunities for meaningful relationships, personal growth, and social reform. This approach employs methods of mutual transformation through individual interpretations of experience, and holistic, critical practice. Our article argues that perplexity offers a useful alternative to social work approaches primarily based in mastery and expertise and is a good fit for the complex and diverse practice situations common to social work. By providing opportunities for truly collaborative understanding, engaging perplexity in social work is an innovative alternative to more linear, cause-and-effect thinking in the field. Specific elements of perplexity are discussed and paired with a case example from social work practice in Kazakhstan with implications for social work practice in other contexts.

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Section: Jane Addams and Perplexitymentioning

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Social work perplexity: Dissonance, uncertainty, and growth in Kazakhstan

Deckert

Koenig

2017

Qualitative Social Work

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“…Ames alludes to her as a ‘strong influence on Dewey’ (295n152) in his recent Confucian Role Ethics (), citing her Democracy and Social Ethics (1902) as an exception to the trend of family not being an important consideration in the evolution of Western ethical thinking. In ‘Perplexities of Filiality: Confucius and Jane Addams on the Private/Public Distinction ()’, I argue that Confucians and feminist Pragmatists can benefit from comparative engagement of Confucius and Addams with focus on the ways in which each denies a rigid division between private and public realms, avoiding negative implications that arise from such bifurcation. An integral passage for this comparison is Analects 2.21, in which Confucius equates xiao (filiality) with participation in government, disputing the notion that one who has not held a formal position in the public domain has failed to do service for one's community.…”

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Confucianism and American Pragmatism

Foust

2015

Philosophy Compass

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One area of the East-West comparative philosophy that has received a good deal of attention in recent years is the relationship between Confucianism and American Pragmatism. Scholars engaging these traditions have argued that they are mutually elucidating and mutually reinforcing. Often, upon locating resonance(s) between a Confucian philosopher and an American Pragmatist philosopher, scholars combine the conceptual resources of the two, developing a Confucian-Pragmatist hybrid concept or theory. Some critics have been skeptical of the alleged compatibility between Confucian and American Pragmatism, holding that proper understanding of Confucian and American Pragmatist traditions reveals an unbridgeable incommensurability between the two. This article describes the state of the comparative scholarship on Confucianism and American Pragmatism, identifying thematic trends and areas of debate. In addition, some lines of scholarship that might augment this area of comparative philosophy are suggested.

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Confucius and Filial Piety

Radice¹

2017

A Concise Companion to Confucius

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Perplexities of Filiality: Confucius and Jane Addams on the Private/Public Distinction

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Social work perplexity: Dissonance, uncertainty, and growth in Kazakhstan

Social work perplexity: Dissonance, uncertainty, and growth in Kazakhstan

Confucianism and American Pragmatism

Confucius and Filial Piety

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