己所不欲勿施于人 principle

Key Takeaway: In the Analects, this negative maxim is linked to shu (恕, reciprocity) and appears in discussions of how to practice humaneness (ren, 仁).

In the Analects, this negative maxim is linked to shu (恕, reciprocity) and appears in discussions of how to practice humaneness (ren, 仁). It offers a boundary for conduct rather than a complete list of every ethical duty. • What you do not wish, do not do to others

As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, In the Analects, this negative maxim is linked to shu (恕, reciprocity) and appears in discussions of how to practice humaneness (ren, 仁).

— Oriens

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