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Confucius and the varifocal stance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2022

Karyn Lai Open the ORCID record for Karyn Lai [Opens in a new window]  and
Mog Stapleton Open the ORCID record for Mog Stapleton [Opens in a new window]
Karyn Lai
Affiliation:
School of Humanities and Languages, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia k.lai@unsw.edu.au https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-karyn-lynne-lai
Mog Stapleton
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy & Institute of Wisdom in China, East China Normal University, 200241 Shanghai, P. R. China mog.stapleton.philosophy@gmail.com https://philpeople.org/profiles/mog-stapleton
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Abstract

We put the bifocal stance theory (BST) into dialogue with the Confucian approach to ritual. The aim of the commentary is two-fold: To draw on BST to provide an explanatory framework for a Confucian approach to social learning and, while doing so, to show how Chinese (Confucian) philosophy can contribute to debates in cultural evolution.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e260
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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