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2010 , Vol. 5 >Issue 2: 179 - 195

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-010-0010-9

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On Pleasure: A Reflection on Happiness from the Confucian and Daoist Perspectives

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  • Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;

Published date: 05 Jun 2010

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Abstract

This paper discusses the structural relationship between ideals on pleasure and pleasure as a human psychological phenomenon in Chinese thought. It describes the psychological phenomenon of pleasure, and compares different approaches by pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist scholars. It also analyzes its development in Song and Ming Confucianism. Finally, in the conclusion, the issue is transferred to a general understanding of happiness, so as to demonstrate the modern value of the classical ideological experience.

Key words： pleasure; worry; self-cultivation; happiness

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CHEN Shaoming, . On Pleasure: A Reflection on Happiness from the Confucian and Daoist Perspectives[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2010 , 5(2) : 179 -195 . DOI: 10.1007/s11466-010-0010-9

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