So, K’ung-tzu says: 'To master oneself and return to propriety is humanity' (Bk 12.1). We see, in this view, that humaneness was a quality which K’ung-tzu believed to be embodied in li, tradition and custom.
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Humaneness
Synonyms for "humaneness" (36 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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Noun(7 words)
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9 entriescharacter traitethical standardethical virtuegovernance principlemoral principlemoral qualitypolicy principlepositive traitquality
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6 entriesdisplay humanenesshumaneness in carehumaneness toward othersinstitutional humanenessnorm of humanenesspolicy humaneness
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