yi confucian righteousness meaning
Definition & Meaning
Key Takeaway: Righteousness, moral duty, appropriateness.
Righteousness, moral duty, appropriateness. The Confucian virtue of doing what is morally right in every situation, regardless of personal gain or loss. Yi is the internal compass that guides right action, distinguishing the noble person (junzi) from the petty person. Yi is the internal sense of moral rightness. Together with ren, it forms the core of Confucian ethics -- ren is the heart of compassion, yi is the spine of moral integrity.
As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, Righteousness, moral duty, appropriateness.
— Oriens
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yi confucian righteousness meaning
Righteousness, moral duty, appropriateness..
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The Confucian virtue of doing what is morally right in every situation, regardless of personal gain or loss..
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Yi is the internal compass that guides right action, distinguishing the noble person (junzi) from the petty person..
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Yi is the internal sense of moral rightness..
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Together with ren, it forms the core of Confucian ethics -- ren is the heart of compassion, yi is the spine of moral integrity..