Confucian moral cultivation, longevity, and public policy

• Main Author: Li, Chenyang
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Philosophy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106227; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/23947; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11712-009-9156-3
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

By investigating the link between the Confucian ideal of longevity and moral cultivation, I argue that Confucian moral cultivation is founded on the ideal of harmony, and, in this connection, it promotes a holistic, healthy life, of which longevity is an important component. My argument is internal...