Confucianism for the contemporary world : global order, political plurality, and social action / edited by Tze-Ki Hon and Kristin Stapleton.
Condemned during the Maoist era as a relic of feudalism, Confucianism enjoyed a robust revival in post-Mao China as China's economy began its rapid expansion and gradual integration into the global economy. Associated with economic development, individual growth, and social progress by its advocates...
Uniform Title: | SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
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Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2017]
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Series: | SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
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Physical Description: | xxix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
Summary: |
Condemned during the Maoist era as a relic of feudalism, Confucianism enjoyed a robust revival in post-Mao China as China's economy began its rapid expansion and gradual integration into the global economy. Associated with economic development, individual growth, and social progress by its advocates, Confucianism became a potent force in shaping politics and society in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities. This book links the contemporary Confucian revival to debates - both within and outside China - about global capitalism, East Asian modernity, political reforms, civil society, and human alienation. The contributors offer fresh insights on the contemporary Confucian revival as a broad cultural phenomenon, encompassing an interpretation of Confucian moral teaching; a theory of political action; a vision of social justice; and a perspective for a new global order, in addition to demonstrating that Confucianism is capable of addressing a wide range of social and political issues in the twenty-first century. -- from back cover. |
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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. |
Call Number: | B127.C65 C643 2017 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-265) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781438466514 143846651X |