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(2017) Reconceptualizing Confucian philosophy in the 21st century, Dordrecht, Springer.
The Confucian aspiration at the heart of "tianren heyi"
eco-centrism, anthropocentrism, and the anthrocosmic relationship in traditional confucian thought
Xinzhong Yao
pp. 413-426
How can we apply traditional Confucian values to the creative reconstruction of the relationship between human beings and nature in a rapidly globalizing world? Many people have pointed to the Confucian aspiration embedded in the ancient Chinese dictum that recognizes "the harmonious unity between nature and humanity" 天人合一 (tianren heyi) as a potentially significant contribution to modern environmental philosophy.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4000-9_29
Full citation:
Yao, X. (2017)., The Confucian aspiration at the heart of "tianren heyi": eco-centrism, anthropocentrism, and the anthrocosmic relationship in traditional confucian thought, in X. Yao (ed.), Reconceptualizing Confucian philosophy in the 21st century, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 413-426.
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