Give My Heart Ease: Filiality and Responsibility in Clarissa in Light of Levinasian and Confucian Ethics

• Main Author: Xiong, Ying
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Confucian ethics; filiality; Levinasian ethics; responsibility; Samuel Richardson
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss44/4; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1003/viewcontent/2_20KK_2044_20Ying_20Xiong.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Much has been said about the elements of plot, allegorical allusions, and the Christian design underlying character tendencies in Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa. That said, few scholars notice the intricate mechanism of filiality and responsibility that constantly functions in Clarissa’s ethical quest...