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- Title
KAIROS: BETWEEN COSMIC ORDER AND HUMAN AGENCY A Comparative Study of Aurelius and Confucius.
- Authors
Zhu, Rui
- Abstract
In nontheistic moral traditions, there is a typical ethical conundrum concerning the relation between cosmic order and human agency. Within those traditions, it is generally recognized that the universe has its own order and history that are independent of human will. A moral discourse has to find space to accommodate human agency in the midst of the iron grid of cosmic law. Both Confucius and Aurelius use the concept of timeliness ( kairos) to resolve the difficult issue. But their philosophies take on divergent paths. By studying their resolutions of the issue, we will be able to appreciate the distinctive nature of their nontheistic moral narratives.
- Subjects
ETHICS; KAIROS documents; CONFUCIUS, 551 B.C.-479 B.C.; MARCUS Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; PHILOSOPHY; HUMANISM; CHRISTIAN anthropology; RELIGIOUS ethics
- Publication
Journal of Religious Ethics, 2006, Vol 34, Issue 1, p115
- ISSN
0384-9694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9795.2006.00258.x