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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807690703321

Autore

Tan Sor-hoon <1965->

Titolo

Confucian democracy : a Deweyan reconstruction / / Sor-hoon Tan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003

ISBN

0-7914-8608-7

1-4237-3917-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

Disciplina

321.8/01

Soggetti

Confucianism and state

Democracy - Religious aspects - Confucianism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Confucian Democracy? -- Social Individuals -- Harmonious Communities -- Ethico-Political Orders -- Authoritative Freedom -- Cultivating Democracy -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through a detailed study of relevant concepts and theories in Confucianism and John Dewey's pragmatist philosophy, this book illustrates the possibility of Confucian democracy and offers an alternative to Western liberal models. Sor-hoon Tan synthesizes the two philosophies through a comparative examination of individuals and community, democratic ideals of equality and freedom, and the nature of ethical and political order. By constructing a model of Confucian democracy that combines the strengths of both Confucianism and Deweyan pragmatism, this book explores how a premodern tradition could be put in dialogue with contemporary political and philosophical theories.