First Order Relationality and Its Implications: A Response to David Elstein.

The article focuses on responding to questions posed by David Elstein regarding Roger T. Ames's book "Human Becomings." Topics include exploring the concepts of first and second order relationality in Confucian thought, distinguishing between ontology and zoetology, and understanding the implications of a zoetological cosmology for defining persons in terms of their lived relationality and roles within family and community.