Peace＇s gift when you meet the other is not a polite phrase. This is courtesy or politeness which institutes a priority order： first the far, then the near. In Levinas＇ thought, there is a peace of pure rest, ＂at ...Peace＇s gift when you meet the other is not a polite phrase. This is courtesy or politeness which institutes a priority order： first the far, then the near. In Levinas＇ thought, there is a peace of pure rest, ＂at home＂ and a peace which questions my own identity. A fair peace is a peace where the foreigner goes before me. ＂Close peace is my responsibility for the other man,＂ says Levinas. It is an ＂ethical＂ peace, different from political peace. Peace comes from my own responsibility for the other, until it could die for him. Maybe this welcome will seem crazy, but it is moderated, i.e., involved and estimated in politics. Levinas knows the political moment. But he puts it to its place： to welcome the strangers is an objective fact. Proximity of social link and perspective of far cannot be separated. It＇s a matter of politics and right.展开更多
To illustrate the overall content and historical significance of Xun Zi＇s political philosophy, this paper proceeds as follows. First, it reviews previous research on ideas of li （ritual and social norms） and discu...To illustrate the overall content and historical significance of Xun Zi＇s political philosophy, this paper proceeds as follows. First, it reviews previous research on ideas of li （ritual and social norms） and discusses why Xun Zi＇s theory of li has been undervalued. Second, it briefly introduces my earlier study of this issue, The Confucian Quest for Order.＂ The Origin and Formation of the Political Thought of Xun Zi. Third, it proposes an analytical framework that highlights the intellectual characteristics and historical role of li in the Xunzi. This framework analyzes li in the broad sense, differentiating between the theory of li, li as an institution and li as a way to the restoration of order. Fourth, it describes some intellectual characteristics of the Xunzi＇s theory of li as a way to order. Based on these discussions, this paper argues that Xun Zi＇s theory of li as a way to order is a political philosophy with a broad vision which goes beyond the framework of a single dynasty or state to cover the history and modes of existence of human society as a whole.展开更多
文摘Peace＇s gift when you meet the other is not a polite phrase. This is courtesy or politeness which institutes a priority order： first the far, then the near. In Levinas＇ thought, there is a peace of pure rest, ＂at home＂ and a peace which questions my own identity. A fair peace is a peace where the foreigner goes before me. ＂Close peace is my responsibility for the other man,＂ says Levinas. It is an ＂ethical＂ peace, different from political peace. Peace comes from my own responsibility for the other, until it could die for him. Maybe this welcome will seem crazy, but it is moderated, i.e., involved and estimated in politics. Levinas knows the political moment. But he puts it to its place： to welcome the strangers is an objective fact. Proximity of social link and perspective of far cannot be separated. It＇s a matter of politics and right.
文摘To illustrate the overall content and historical significance of Xun Zi＇s political philosophy, this paper proceeds as follows. First, it reviews previous research on ideas of li （ritual and social norms） and discusses why Xun Zi＇s theory of li has been undervalued. Second, it briefly introduces my earlier study of this issue, The Confucian Quest for Order.＂ The Origin and Formation of the Political Thought of Xun Zi. Third, it proposes an analytical framework that highlights the intellectual characteristics and historical role of li in the Xunzi. This framework analyzes li in the broad sense, differentiating between the theory of li, li as an institution and li as a way to the restoration of order. Fourth, it describes some intellectual characteristics of the Xunzi＇s theory of li as a way to order. Based on these discussions, this paper argues that Xun Zi＇s theory of li as a way to order is a political philosophy with a broad vision which goes beyond the framework of a single dynasty or state to cover the history and modes of existence of human society as a whole.
