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Quelques réflexions sur la représentation des émotions en Chine et en chinois

Université de Genève, nico.zufferey{at}unige.ch

This article deals with the Chinese way of expressing and representing emotions. In the first part, we examine the philosophical foundations of emotions in ancient China. A second part is devoted to the social dimensions of emotions in today’s China: we discuss words and statements which in our view are revealing of essential aspects of the Chinese way of living and expressing emotions; the exemplary cases of timidity and shame are discussed. In a third section, we bring up the issue of the sincerity of emotions, a very consequential matter in ancient Chinese philosophy — particularly in Confucianism. A conclusion is that reviewing vocabulary can be very useful for social researchers engaged in cultural comparatism, provided that they do not fall into the traps of direct translation or hasty parallelism.

Key Words: Chine • Comparatisme • Confucius • Emotions/sentiments • Face • Honte • Mencius • Personne • Philosophie chinoise • Rites • Ritualisme • Sincérité • Timidité

Social Science Information, Vol. 48, No. 3, 501-521 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0539018409106203


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