Discusses contemporary Confucianism's relevance and its capacity to address pressing social and political issues of twenty-first-century life.
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.
ISBN: | 9781438466507 |
Publication date: | 2nd July 2018 |
Author: | TzeKi Hon, Kristin Stapleton |
Publisher: | SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 304 pages |
Series: | SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture |
Genres: |
East Asian and Indian philosophy Confucianism Ethics and moral philosophy |