学术资讯｜比较哲学工作坊第四十三讲：当代儒家哲学研究的与时俱进

Comparative Philosophy Workshop (43rd)

Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai),

Sun Yat-sen University

Principle of Progressive Humanity

(Virtual）

Chenyang LI , Professor, 

Department of Philosophy, 

Nanyang Technological University

Jun-Hyeok KWAK , Professor, 

Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai), 

Sun Yat-sen University

In philosophical inquiry, we follow established principles. We follow the principle of charity, by which we interpret a speaker's statements in the most rational way possible and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation. We follow the principle of humanity, which requires us to make sense of an idea or text by attributing to the idea holder "the propositional attitudes one supposed one would have oneself in those circumstances" (Dennett 1989). In developing Confucianism in the 21st century, I propose a principle of progressive humanity. On this enhanced principle, we should not only make sense of ancient thinkers by placing them under their own historical circumstances as prescribed by the principle of humanity, but also expand their ideas on the basis of their overall philosophical dispositions in response to modern sensibilities. That is, from an ancient thinker’s general attitude and philosophical framework, we propose new views that someone sharing such attitude and framework may come to hold under modern circumstances.

比较哲学工作坊第（四十三）讲

当代儒家哲学研究的与时俱进原则

（线上）

Chenyang LI（李晨阳）

新加坡南洋理工大学哲学系教授

Jun-Hyeok KWAK （郭峻赫）

中山大学哲学系（珠海）教授

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