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Wong, D, Relational and Autonomous Selves, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, vol. 31 no. 4 (Winter, 2004), pp. 419-432, WILEY [doi] .
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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.

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			Papers Published Wong, D, Relational and Autonomous Selves, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, vol. 31 no. 4 (Winter, 2004), pp. 419-432, WILEY [doi] . (last updated on 2026/01/17) 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.