Shengsheng as Progressive Temporality: A Zoetological Account of Moral Progress
This article argues that the Confucian concept of *shengsheng* provides a non-finalist "tempology" for moral progress, wherein advancement is defined not by a fixed endpoint but by the cultivation of conditions for continuous, non-coercive relational flourishing through the ethical practices of *cun* (preservation) and *wuwang wuzhu* (not forgetting and not forcing).