Constructing a"Thin Version"of Political Philosophy:Discussion with Professor Sun Xiangchen
Professor Sun Xiangchen,in his book On Family:The Individual and the Family,argues that modern China and ideal society require the preservation of both the individual and the family(including familial care)as dual ontologies.However,even within Confucian philosophy,there are different understandings of the role of family.The task of philosophers is to construct their philosophy from a normative perspective.Both Zhang Xianglong and Zhang Zailin try to offer a more comprehensive metaphysical foundation of a family-based philosophy,but such attempts cannot address the challenges of pluralism in modern societies.We need to construct a"thin version"of political philosophy.From this perspective,Sun's interpretation of the concept of the individual and of its origin in the West is too metaphysical.In contrast,an interpretation of modernity may help us recognize the universal roots of individual beliefs and explore the real significance of individuals.
familial carerespect for those who deserve respectmetaphysicspolitical philosophymodernitypluralism
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