Jing (philosophy)

For the traditional medical concept, see Jing (Chinese medicine).

Jing (Chinese: 敬; Chinese: 敬) is a concept in Chinese philosophy which is typically translated as "reverence". It is often used by Confucius in the term gōngjìng (恭敬), meaning "respectful reverence". For Confucians, jìng requires yì, or righteousness, and a proper observation of rituals (lǐ). To have jìng is vitally important in the maintenance of xiào, or filial piety.[1][2]

The Confucian notion of respect has been likened to the later, western Kantian notion[3]

References

1. Richey (2005).
2. Confucius (1997), pp. 30–31.
3. • Chan, S. (2006). "The Confucian Notion of Jing (Respect)". Philosophy East and West. 56 (2): 229–252. doi:10.1353/pew.2006.0018. S2CID 144589889.
   • Wawrytko, S.A. (1982). "Confucius and Kant: The Ethics of Respect". Philosophy East and West. 32 (3): 237–257. doi:10.2307/1398465. JSTOR 1398465.
   • cited in Dillon (2010)

Bibliography

• Confucius (1997). The Analects of Confucius. Translated by Huang, Chichung. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Dillon, Robin S. (2010). "Respect". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• Richey, J. (2005). "Confucius". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.