JOURNAL ARTICLE

A cross-cultural archery analogy in Matteo Ricci's Tianzhu shiyi.

  • Published In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies, 2024, v. 87, n. 1. P. 201 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Hosle, Paul K. 3 of 3

Abstract

In the sixth chapter of his Tianzhu shiyi (天主實義, "The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven"), Matteo Ricci offers a critique of the anti-intentionalistic thread that he detects in the Chinese philosophical tradition. In this brief essay, I offer an analysis of a noteworthy archery analogy that Ricci employs to describe the nature of ethical action as an intentional process with a conscious aim. I trace how Ricci skilfully combines Western and Chinese images and categories to craft this simile. Before that, I set the stage by offering some preliminary comments that contextualize Ricci's interest in the question of intentional vs. non-intentional conduct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies. 2024/02, Vol. 87, Issue 1, p201
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0041-977X
  • DOI:10.1017/S0041977X23000988
  • Accession Number:176128428
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