Ethics of Care and Concept of Jen: A Reply to Chenyang Li

Lijun Yuan

doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.2002.tb00682.x

Ethics of Care and Concept of Jen: A Reply to Chenyang Li

Hypatia ◽

10.1111/j.1527-2001.2002.tb00682.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 107-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lijun Yuan

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Ethics Of Care ◽

Human Equality

This comparative study of the ethics of care and the Confucian concept of jen argue against two assumptions made by Chenyang Li in his own study of these two traditions. Against him, I argue that a “feminine” morality is not adequate to address human equality, and that care-orientated theories like jen and care seem incompatible with the feminist commitment to oppose the subjection of women.

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Chapter Nine. The Confucian Concept of REN and the Feminist Ethics Of Care: A Comparative Study

Confucian Political Ethics ◽

10.1515/9781400828661.175 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 175-198

Author(s):

Chenyang Li

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Ethics Of Care ◽

Feminist Ethics

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Daoist Ci 慈, Feminist Ethics of Care, and the Dilemma of Nature

Journal of Chinese Philosophy ◽

10.1163/15406253-0430304010 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (3-4) ◽

pp. 275-294

Author(s):

Ann A. Pang-White

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Cultural Study ◽

Care Ethics ◽

Ethics Of Care ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Feminist Ethics ◽

Recent Discussion ◽

Comparative Ethics ◽

Cross Cultural Study ◽

True Meaning

In recent discussion on comparative ethics, extensive scholarship has been devoted to a comparative study of Confucian ren 仁(often translated as humaneness or benevolence) and feminist ethics of care, while such cross-cultural study on the Daoist concept of ci 慈 (customarily translated as compassion) and its intersection with care ethics has been lacking. This paper explores the reasons and concludes that Daoists do care. However, their conception of care goes beyond the Confucian ren and pure care ethics or even counter-opposes them so as to bring forward the true meaning of care. Daoist care is a powerful tool in our approach to ecology.

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

Hypatia ◽

10.1111/j.1527-2001.1994.tb00110.x ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 70-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Chenyang Li

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Social Groups ◽

Essential Element ◽

Ethics Of Care ◽

Confucian Ethics ◽

Feminist Ethics

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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