On the Possibility of the Creative Transformation of Self in Interpersonal Relationship

DUWeiming providesacreativeinterpretationto Confucianismfromthe perspective ofphilosophic anthropology bycategorizing Confucian philosophy into philosophic anthropology. He thinks the self -realization in Confucianism requires not only self-improvement but also creative transformation in interpersonal communication. However, this "creative transformation" is merely a conceptual interpretation, which is not in accordance with the soul of Confucianism and lacks historical evidence. Therefore, it definitely can not be successfully realized in modern society.