Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 10-11-2020
Abstract
An exploration of the role of pleasure or delight (le 樂) in classical Confucian ethics. Building on Michael Nylan’s account of the role of pleasure in public spectacle and social order, I explore how the meaning of delight (le 樂) derives from the features and effects of music (yue 樂). Drawing on Dewey’ s aesthetics and accounts of music in Confucian texts, I explore a conception of Confucian ethics, in which delight— like states generated through everyday social interaction are foundational.
Comments
This is the author's manuscript of an article originally published in the Journal of Chinese Philosophy, available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-6253.12405.