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Single Idea 18242

[filed under theme 28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question ]

Full Idea

Wolff claimed that the moral philosophy of Confucius shows that ethics is accessible to natural reason and independent of revelation.

Gist of Idea

Confucius shows that ethics can rest on reason, rather than on revelation

Source

report of Christian Wolff (works [1730]) by Christine M. Korsgaard - Intro to Ethics, Politics, Religion in Kant 'A child'

Book Ref

Korsgaard,Christine M.: 'Creating the Kingdom of Ends' [CUP 1996], p.7

A Reaction

Wolff was banished for proposing this idea.

The 2 ideas from Christian Wolff

18241 Sufficient reason is implied by contradiction, of an insufficient possible which exists [Wolff, by Korsgaard]
18242 Confucius shows that ethics can rest on reason, rather than on revelation [Wolff, by Korsgaard]