Philosophy

Papers Published

1. D. Wong, “Relational and Autonomous Selves”, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, vol. 31 no. 4 (Winter, 2004), pp. 419-432.
   (last updated on 2007/10/27)

   Abstract:
   I discuss the way that the Chinese self could truly be said to be relational and argue that this sense of relationality is compatible with a significant form of moral autonomy that is highly valued in Confucianism. It is in fact a kind of autonomy free of questionable assumptions about the exemption of human beings from the laws of nature.