Hsiao-Huei Pan
Department of Philosophy Fu-Jen Catholic University
This paper is an attempt to interpret and reflect on the specific view on “Person” in Chinese mainstream culture-Confucianism. In the course of discussion, I shall regard the thought of Confucianism as a part of the multiculture in the modern world. And it is possible for Confucianism to communicate with and exchange experiences with other cultures. I would like in this paper to firstly analyze the term “Person”(Anthropos, Homo, Man, 人) from an etymological point of view. Secondly, I would like to point out the fact that the nature of the thought of Confucianism is ‘philosophical anthropology that is theory of Jen. Besides, due to the fact that this philosophical anthropology or theory of Jen is concerned with man as a whole-even man is in connection with Heaven, and possesses the unity of virtue of Heaven and man-it properly explicates the meaning and value of man, i.e. the holistic person.
Keywords: Confucianism, person, philosophical anthropology, theory of Jen, man as moral, holistic person, integrated humanism