1.

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969614703321

Autore

Goodman Jesse <1948->

Titolo

Reforming schools : working within a progressive tradition during conservative times / / Jesse Goodman ; foreword by Andrew Gitlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006

ISBN

9780791481530

0791481530

9781423795292

1423795296

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Disciplina

371.2/00973

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

School management and organization - United States

Curriculum change - United States

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. 127-140) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The times in which we work : the conservative restoration -- Creating a progressive educational organization : Harmony Education Center in its historical context -- The local politics of educational reform : issues of school autonomy -- Constructing a democratic foundation for school-based reform discourse -- Addressing the conservative agenda : discourses of school-based reform -- Conclusion : reflections from the field -- Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

In Reforming Schools, Jesse Goodman discusses the possibilities, struggles, and complexities involved in reforming today's schools. Drawing from his own experiences at the Harmony Education Center—a progressive educational center he helped establish in 1990—Goodman offers a vision of how to persevere at a time when many progressive



educators are feeling discouraged. He focuses on practical ideas for reform, such as establishing school autonomy; creating democratic structures, rituals, and values upon which school reform discourse can be generated; and by addressing the current conservative agenda, how to influence what happens in our nation's public schools. By situating school reform within a progressive history of Western society, the author offers valuable insights and ideas that are alternatives to both the conservative and the radical left analyses of schools and society.