From Virtue to Duty: Xunzi’s <i>Gong-Yi</i> 公義 and the Institutionalization of Public Obligation in Early Confucianism
This paper challenges the conventional view that pre-Qin Confucianism represents kingly virtue politics that lacks institutional duty. By interpreting Xunzi’s notion of <i>yi</i> 義, particularly <i>gong-yi</i> 公義, as a form of public obligation, I show that Xunzi exposes <...
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MDPI AG
2025-02-01
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