The contemporary relevance of the Confucian idea of filial piety

Journal of Chinese Philosophy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-450

  Nuyen, A T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 61049314512     PISSN: 03018121     EISSN: 15406253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6253.2004.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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3. A. T. Nuyen, "Filial Piety as Respect for Tradition," in Sor-Hoon Tan and Alan Chan (eds.), Filial Piety: Concepts and Traditions (New York: Routledge, 2004), pp. 203-214
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5. English translation by Burton Watson in Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings (New York: Columbia University Press, 1964). Watson's system of romanization is retained
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8. Cited in Roetz, op cit., p. 57
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