Confucian Heaven (天 Tian): moral economy and contingency

This paper examines the Confucian concept of tian, conventionally translated into English as “Heaven.” The secondary literature on tian has primarily focused on the question of what tian is: e.g., whether tian is an anthropomorphic deity or a naturalistic force, or whether tian is transcendent or im...

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Main Author: Back, Youngsun 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2016]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-77
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kong, Qiu 551 BC-479 BC, Kong zi jia yu / Mengzi 372 BC-289 BC / Confucianism / Tian / Moral necessity
RelBib Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
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