Journal of East China Normal University (Philosoph ›› 2011, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 33-38.
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LIU Liang-Jian
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Abstract: There is a tendency to interpret Confucian ethics from the perspective of virtue ethics since its revival in the West. However, this paper suggests that Confucian virtue ethics, in its ideal form, should be a creative synthesis of Western virtue ethics and Confucian ethics as well. Then, after taking a close examination on the entry of “ethics” in Encyclopedia Britannica written by Peter Singer, the paper ventures three arguments against his critiques on virtue ethics. Finally, it argues that there is no gap of IsOught concerning human nature and consequently a theory of human nature can provide an ontological foundation for virtue ethics.
LIU Liang-Jian. Is It Possible for Virtue Ethics Founded upon a Theory of Human Nature? ——Shuttling between Confucian Ethics and Virtue Ethics[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Philosoph, 2011, 43(5): 33-38.
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