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Record Nr.

UNINA9910169175803321

Autore

Fröhlich Thomas <1966->

Titolo

Tang Junyi : Confucian philosophy and the challenge of modernity / / by Thomas Fröhlich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

9789004330139

9004330135

9789004330146

9004330143

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 pages) : digital file(s)

Collana

Modern Chinese philosophy ; ; 13

Disciplina

181.112

Soggetti

Philosophy, Chinese

Philosophy, Confucian

Civilization, Modern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Tang Junyi's intellectual endeavor -- 2. Critical issues in research on modern Confucianism -- 3. Common perspectives on Tang Junyi's thought -- 4. Exile, modernity, and cultural patriotism -- 5. The theological accentuation -- 6. The moral vision -- 7. Shifting the foundations of Confucian political thought -- 8. On statehood -- 9. Anticipating democracy -- 10. Civil religion on a Confucian basis -- 11. Coming to terms with history -- 12. In lieu of a Conclusion: the totalitarian challenge.

Sommario/riassunto

Both inside and outside of China, there have been heated debates about Confucian democracy, Confucian values and ethics, and Confucian alternatives to Western models of modernization. In many respects, however, the discussions have reached an impasse: Whereas some observers tend to depict Confucianism as a panacea for all kinds of political and social ills in East Asian and Western societies, others consider it to be a mere vestige of the Chinese tradition which lacks any relevance for contemporary discourse. The present study proposes a way through this impasse based on a critical examination of the



modern Confucian project developed by the exiled philosopher Tang Junyi (1909-1978). Tang's comprehensive reinterpretation of Confucianism ranks among the most ambitious philosophical projects in modern Chinese history.