Author(s)

Zhang Tianqi ¹

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¹ School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

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ABSTRACT

As an ethical category, sincerity in Confucianism occupies a pivotal position. Zi Si elevated the ordinary concept of sincerity to a philosophical level into a philosophical concept, and believed that only the most sincere person can assist in the natural cycles of transformation and nurturance that occur in the universe. Mencius regarded sincerity as the nature endowed by heaven, and if human beings understand sincerity, they can grasp the essence of heaven. The Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties regards sincerity as an embodiment of the principle of heaven, which is regarded as the ultimate reality of the world. As a manifestation of natural principles, human society must embody the inherent sincerity that is inherent in these principles. Sincerity, in contrast to faith, represents a natural state that transcends the physical and reaches the metaphysical realm. Faith, on the other hand, involves a conscious effort to ascend from the physical world to the metaphysical one. While the two concepts differ in level, they are unified in essence.

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Zhang Tianqi, The Study on the Concept of Sincerity in Confucianism. Philosophy Journal (2024) Vol. 3: 53-57. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/phij.2024.030109.

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