서울대학교 인류학과 4단계 BK21교육연구단에서 서울대학교 중국연구소와 공통으로 영국 런던정치경제대학교(London School of Economics and Political Science)의 한스 스타인뮐러(Hans Steinmuller) 교수님을 모시고 <Against Virtue Ethics in China Anthropology>라는 제목의 강연을 주최합니다. 관심 있으신 분들의 많은 성원과 참석 부탁드립니다.
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- 주제: Against Virtue Ethics in China Anthropology
- 연사: 한스 스타인뮐러 (런던정치경제대학교 교수)
- 일시: 2021년 4월 15일 (목) 18:00-19:30
- 장소: Zoom 온라인 강의 (링크: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/3395374845 / Zoom ID: 339 537 4845)
- 주최: 서울대 인류학과 4단계 BK21교육연구단 / 서울대학교 중국연구소 / 서울대학교 비교문화연구소 / 서울대학교 인류학과
- 문의: anthrobk21plus@snu.ac.kr / ichina@snu.ac.kr
※ 본 강연은 영어로 진행됩니다.
- 강의 개요:
Different versions of Confucian ethics, as well as some proposals for an anthropology of ethics, share the core characteristics of virtue ethics: they anchor whatever is considered 'ethical' in a social context yet claim that the ethical transcends the same context. Philosophers have found virtue ethics incapable of dealing with this paradox (both being tied to its context and supposedly superseding it), especially in contemporary societies defined by moral pluralism. In this presentation I argue that simliar criticisms can be applied to Confucian ethics and to the anthropology of ethics. Often they simply re-state the meanings of vice and virtue in terms of their social context, yet claim that subjects of virtue somehow raise above the ordinary. Ignoring the possibility of the amoral and the dilemmas of rule-following, the identification of an ethical moment in this way tends to be moralizing, and thus mis-describes the moral reasoning that takes place in everyday life. The arguments are illustrated with examples from anti-drug campaigns at the China-Myanmar border, the uses of irony in Hubei province, and practices of self-improvement in Kunming.