From lack of reflection(si) to moral failure: moral psychology in Mencius

• Main Author: Choo, Lok Chui
• Other Authors: Winnie Sung
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Humanities::Philosophy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170174
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mencius famously argues that ‘If it performs si思, then it will get it. If it does not perform si, then it will not get it’ (6A:15), which leads many commentators to acknowledge that si plays an important role in Mencian self-cultivation. However, what exactly does si refer to? In addition, ‘If it do...