Confucianism for the contemporary world : global order, political plurality, and social action / edited by Tze-ki Hon and Kristin Stapleton.
| Other author | Hon, Tze-Ki, 1958- editor. |
| Other author | Stapleton, Kristin, 1963- editor. |
| Other author | Beyond the New Confucianism: Confucian Thought for Twenty-first Century China (Conference) (2012 : Buffalo, New York) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxix, 273 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. ^A235924 |
| Contents | List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; The Openness of the 1980s and 1990s; Global and Local Factors; New Confucianism as a Modernization Theory; The Moral Foundation of Contemporary Democratic Institutions; New Understanding of Tang Junyi; Confucius as a Commodity and a Cultural Icon; Confucianism of the Twenty-First Century; Notes; Part One: Capitalism and the Global Order; 1. Global Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics Fang Keli's New Confucian Research Project (1986-1995); Three Intellectual Currents; Three Generations of New Confucians; Confucian Capitalism. |
| Contents | Conclusion; Notes; 2. Confucianism, Community, Capitalism Chen Lai and the Spirit of Max Weber; Confucianism as a Moral Project: The Critique of Instrumental Rationality; Instrumental Rationality and East Asian Development; Chen Lai, Max Weber, and the Chinese Discourse on Modernity; Notes; 3. Realizing Tianxia Traditional Values and China's Foreign Policy; The Concept of Tianxia; A Hierarchical World Order; Political Meritocracy; Social Harmony; Conclusion; Notes; 4. Confucianism to Save the World; Which Confucianism?; How Can Political Confucianism Save the World?; China as a Role Model? |
| Contents | NotesPart Two: Political Plurality and Civil Society; 5. Building Democracy The Theory and Practice of Contemporary New Confucianism; Confucianism and Democracy; The 1958 Declaration; Mou Zongsan's Contribution; The Perfect Balance; Taiwan Democracy; Notes; 6. Self-Restriction and Progressive Confucianism; Self -- Restriction in Politics; Is This Confucianism?; Progressive Confucianism; Notes; 7. Confucianism and Civil Society The New Meanings of "Inner Sage" and "Outer King"; The Third Epoch; Three Intellectual Sources; A New Morality; Confucianism and Civil Society; Notes. |
| Contents | 8. A Mission Impossible? Mou Zongsan's Attempt to Rebuild Morality in the Modern Age; The Mission of Contemporary New Confucianism; Mou Zongsan's Endeavor; Conclusion; Notes; 9. The Challenge of Totalitarianism Lessons from Tang Junyi's Political Philosophy; Modernization and Human Agency from a Confucian Perspective; Foundations of Historical Optimism; Delimiting a "Philosophy of History"; On the Totalitarian Challenge; Overcoming Totalitarianism?; Notes; 10. A Critique of Colonialism and Capitalism Tang Junyi's Views on Plurality and Openness; Contextualizing Tang's Humanism. |
| Contents | Education in Colonial Hong Kong; Confucianism and Openness; China's Path to Modernization; Capitalism and Confucian Ethnics; The Contemporary Significance of Tang Junyi; Notes; Part Three: Social Responsibility and Social Action; 11. Worshipping Ancestors in Modern China Confucius and the Yellow Emperor as Icons of Chinese Identity; Yellow Emperor as National Ancestor; Yellow Emperor and Confucius as Rival National Icons; The Worship of the Yellow Emperor in Shaanxi; The Worship of Confucius in Qufu; Conclusion; Notes. |
| General note | "This volume originated in an April 2012 international conference sponsored by the UBCI: "Beyond the New Confucianism: Confucian Thought for Twenty-first Century China." Tzeki Hon and I organized the event. With the exception of one chapter, all of the essays in this volume were originally presented and discussed at the 2012 conference in Buffalo"--Foreword. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 25, 2017). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Confucianism for the contemporary world. Albany, NY : State University of New York, 2017 9781438466514 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016047800 |
| ISBN | 9781438466521 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1438466528 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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