Zhi 志 in Mencius : a Chinese notion of moral agency

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Title:	Zhi 志 in Mencius : a Chinese notion of moral agency
Authors:	Camus, RM
Issue Date:	2019
Source:	Asian philosophy, 2019, v. 29, no. 1, p. 20-33
Abstract:	Zhi is an important Chinese notion that conveys among other things human capacity to set aims, to determine a course of action, or to persist in a resolve. The term naturally turns up in Chinese contributions to Western Free Will debate. In this paper, I explain zhi by working out a comparison that goes from East to West. I do a three-fold textual analysis of zhi focusing on the Mencius. I outline different usages found in the text, examine a nuanced, dominant meaning suggested in 2A.2, and discuss notional features based on language patterns. My analysis yields a more homegrown understanding of zhi which I shall compare with Western expressions of moral agency.
Keywords:	Mencius Zhi Textual analysis Moral agency Comparative philosophy
Publisher:	Routledge, Taylor & Francis
Journal:	Asian philosophy
ISSN:	0955-2367
EISSN:	1469-2961
DOI:	10.1080/09552367.2019.1579431
Rights:	© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Asian Philosophy on 19 Feb 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09552367.2019.1579431.
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