Kant and Confucius:Moral Ethics Behind Western and Eastern Approaches to International Relations  

作　　者：Ksenia Radchenkova 

机构地区：[1]University of Graz,Graz,Austria

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2023年第10期436-448,共13页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：International relations(IR)as a discipline is currently experiencing a crisis that may be viewed as a protest against the Euro-centric theories in humanities and the Western view on global politics,some of the most vocal opponents coming from Asia,with China at its core.This paper aims to compare the principles that depict moral ethics serving as a base for political idealism in the West and the East with Kant’s views as a foundation for Western idealism and Confucius’s ethical theory as a ground for an ideal society from the Asian perspective.The comparison is conducted along the following axes:the notions of autonomy,will,and freedom,initially developed to depict an ideal world order in the Kantian view.As a result of this comparison,the common feature between the two types of ethics,namely the strive for human dignity,becomes apparent.In conclusion,the paper suggests that researchers should concentrate on common features in the two philosophies instead of juxtaposing their apparent differences,which politically reflect the opposition of individualism and collectivism.Stress on human dignity shall become a unifying factor in modern international politics instead.

关 键 词：comparative philosophy moral ethics international relations Kantian ethics Confucian ethics international politics 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]