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The Confucian Concept of Jen and the Feminist Ethics of Care: A Comparative Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Chenyang Li
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Abstract

This article compares Confucian ethics of Jen and feminist ethics of care. It attempts to show that they share philosophically significant common grounds. Its findings affirm the view that care-orientation in ethics is not a characteristic peculiar to one sex. It also shows that care-orientation is not peculiar to subordinated social groups. Arguing that the oppression of women is not an essential element of Confucian ethics, the author indicates the Confucianism and feminism are compatible.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , Winter 1994 , pp. 70 - 89
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Copyright © 1994 by Hypatia, Inc.

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