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- Title
From Corpses to Courtesy: Xunzi's Defense of Etiquette.
- Authors
Olberding, Amy
- Abstract
The article focuses on Judith Martin, an American journalist and etiquette authority whose most common defense of etiquette relies on the value of respect. It mentions that the artificial form of etiquette is one of the most frequent skeptical complaints. It reflects on the defense of etiquette of Xunzi, a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period who extols the moral value of etiquette.
- Subjects
ETIQUETTE; CONDUCT of life; MARTIN, Judith, 1938-; XUNZI, 340 B.C.-245 B.C.; SKEPTICS (Greek philosophy)
- Publication
Journal of Value Inquiry, 2015, Vol 49, Issue 1/2, p145
- ISSN
0022-5363
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10790-014-9466-5