Confucian Person In The Making Summary

In this paper, I will conduct an analytical review of Wonsuk Chang’s article “Confucian Person in the Making”. In my analytical review I will answer the following questions:

- What is his argument/thesis? Was it stated clearly? Did I have to hunt for it, for example?

- How well did he go about supporting his thesis? Were appropriate methods used? Did his approach make sense? Any errors?

- What evidence did he present to support his assertions? What were the strengths/weaknesses of the evidence presented? Overall, was it convincing?

- How important is this article? How well does it contribute (or not) to the discussion/topic? I know that a thesis statement is usually located at the end of the first paragraph. So that is the first place I looked. Chang (2010, p.87) writes “The pervasiveness and persistence of this shows that implicitly, philosophical anthropology is at the bottom of many philosophical discussions: the relationship between individuals and communities, the place of humans in the world, the claims of ethics, and the meaning of happiness.” Based off of this sentence and the rest of the context of the paragraph I expect Mr. Chang to discuss the elements (the relationship between individuals and communities, the place of humans in the

Chang to discuss the elements (the relationship between individuals and communities, the place of humans in the world, the claims of ethics, and the meaning of happiness) that have been the topic of debate amongst Western and Asian philosophers and how they apply in answering the question of what does it mean to be human? However, at this point in the article, right before he goes into describing the elements of Confucianism that make a Confucius like person he reveals the true purpose of his article. Chang’s (2010, p.88) thesis is “To further explore the becoming of the person in Confucianism…” which coincides with the title of the article Confucian Person in the