Confucian Thought: Selfhood As Creative Transfo... «2024»

: The self is realized through five key relationships (ruler-subject, parent-child, husband-wife, elder-younger sibling, and friend-friend). These are the "fields" where creative transformation occurs.

: Tu Weiming emphasizes that the self eventually reaches a state where it is "at one" with the universe. This "anthropocosmic" view suggests that by fulfilling our human nature, we also participate in the creative work of Heaven and Earth. The Dimensions of Cultivation Confucian Thought: Selfhood as Creative Transfo...

Tu Weiming's essay, explores the Confucian concept of the self not as a static entity, but as an open, evolving process of "becoming." Central to this perspective is the idea that human flourishing is achieved through the continuous integration of the individual with the family, society, and the cosmos. Core Concepts of Confucian Selfhood : The self is realized through five key