San Deru Kyoju, Chugoku Tetsugaku Ni Deau

[Machine Translation] Should an honest son accuse his father of stealing the sheep of another family? In the light of the liberal Western philosophical tradition, the answer is "yes. In the tradition of Western philosophy, which values freedom, the answer is "yes." Individual morality should not be hindered by loyalty to parents. Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, answered "no. According to him, parents should protect their children and children should protect their parents, which is true honesty. Which is right? Michael Sandel, a very popular professor at Harvard University and "Newsweek" China's "Most Influential Foreigner". How does his communitarianism resonate with the teachings of Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi, and other ancient Chinese sages? Professor Sandel responds to nine spirited scholars on the most important topics of our time, including politics, gender, and genetic engineering, in this new development in the theory of justice.

「他家の羊を盗んだ父親を、正直者の息子は告発すべきか?」自由を重んじる西洋哲学の伝統に照らせば、答えは「イエス」だ。個人の道徳心が、親への忠義に妨げられてはならない。一方、儒教の祖・孔子はこの問いに「ノー」と答える。彼によれば、親は子をかばい、子は親をかばう、これが真の正直さである。一体どちらが正しいのだろう?ハーバード大学の超人気教授にして“ニューズウィーク”中国版が選ぶ「最も影響力のある外国人」、マイケル・サンデル。彼の共同体主義は、孔子、孟子、荘子ら中国古代の賢人たちの教えとどのように響き合うのか?政治、ジェンダー、遺伝子操作など現代の最重要テーマをめぐる気鋭の研究者9人の論考にサンデル教授が応答する、正義論の新展開。