Abstract

MONTEIRO, Joaquim. Ethics and subjectivity in contemporary Chinese Buddhism. Educação e Filosofia [online]. 2019, vol.33, n.69, pp.1189-1221.  Epub Feb 06, 2022. ISSN 1982-596X.  https://doi.org/10.14393/revedfil.v33n69a2019-56386.

This article tries to think the matters of ethics and subjectivity in the context of Buddhist thought in contemporary China. It has its starting point in an analysis of the concept of subjectivity as developed in the debate between the Yogacãra school of indian Buddhism and the New Confucianism. At the same time, it points to the possible implications of this concept of subjectivity for the ethical matters in contemporary chinese society.

Keywords : Ethics; Subjectivity; Yogacãra school of indian Buddhism; New Confucianism.

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