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Zhongyong
(redirected from Doctrine of the Mean)

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Zhongyong

 or Chung yung or Doctrine of the Mean

One of four ancient Confucian texts known as the Four Books, published together in 1190 by Zhu Xi. Its metaphysics had interested Buddhists and earlier Neo-Confucianists. Zhu Xi attributes the work to Confucius' grandson Zi Si, though it was actually part of Liji (“Book of Rites”), one of the Five Classics. Zhongyong expresses an ideal of moderation, rectitude, and lack of prejudice that should encompass virtually every relationship and activity in life.
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a bit too precious would do well to read this case study and ponder--if meditating on the Doctrine of the Mean or The Analects is not what Chinese do today, why do they so often act as if that were the case?
Obedient Autonomy: Chinese Intellectuals and the Achievement of ... by Cheek, Timothy / Pacific Affairs
This is reminiscent of Aristotle's famous doctrine of the mean, according to which moral virtue stands between the extremes of excess and deficiency.
Islamic Identity and the Struggle for Justice by Ashmore, Robert / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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