ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00144.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

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ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00145.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The body of this paper is devoted to tracing out some aspects of the development of the idea of conscience in the Church of England in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Surely, it may seem, a subject of limited interest to the readers of this journal! Yet I hope they will find otherwise. I chose to describe this phase of the history of conscience in the West because it illustrates a decisive shift in ideas about conscience which has occurred in many Western cultures besides England's: the belief that the individual ought in many cases to seek the aid of others in forming his moral judgments gives way to the belief that he ought to be self‐reliant in such matters. A knowledge of this shift can advance the philosophical understanding of the idea of conscience and the work to be done in the comparative study of conscience ‘East‘and

ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00146.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

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ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00147.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

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ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00148.x

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年代:1974

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Edmund Leites's lucid article on conscience, casuistry, and moral decision in the Church of England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries has amply demonstrated how the idea of conscience developed and changed from a background assumption of moral autonomy to that of self‐reliance in addition to the belief in moral autonomy. In this shift the art of moral casuistry has gradually lost its original relevance and even become a forgotten idea. It may be wondered why this happened and what significance may be adduced from this. It may also be wondered what philosophical evaluation can be rendered of casuistry independent of the historical nexus of its transformation. From a comparative perspective in connection with the Chinese heritage, Leites's paper provides excellent evidence for the surprising existence of similar strains of thought on conscience in Chinese and Western traditions even though the metaphysical and religious contexts and backgrounds of these strains of thought are radically different. This difference in metaphysical and religious contexts and backgrounds raises some profound philosophical questions which are indicated in Leites's comments on my original article. In this response, I shall first discuss similar strains of thought on conscience in Chinese and English sources, and then explore briefly the different metaphiscal structures underlying these thoughts. I shall finally consider what theoretical conclusions are warranted in light of both the article and the comments of Edmund Leite

ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00149.x

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年代:1974

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Trevor Ling,The Buddha: Buddhist Civilization in India and CeylonMichael Pye,Comparative Religion: An Introduction Through Source MaterialsChogyam Trungpa,Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00150.x

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年代:1974

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ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00151.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

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ISSN:0301-8121    

DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6253.1974.tb00152.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

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