LEADER 00971nam0 22002651i 450 001 RML0256180 005 20231121125714.0 010 $a8814063982 100 $a20121121d1997 ||||0itac50 ba 101 | $aita 102 $ait 181 1$6z01$ai $bxxxe 182 1$6z01$an 200 1 $aAppunti di diritto pubblico e costituzionale$eper esami universitari e pubblici concorsi 210 $aMilano $cGiuffre' $d1997 606 $aDiritto pubblico$2FIR$3RMLC101570$9I 700 1$aITALIA$b, Vittorio$3RMLV147182$0334403 801 3$aIT$bIT-01$c20121121 850 $aIT-FR0098 899 $aBiblioteca Area Giuridico Economica$bFR0098 912 $aRML0256180 950 0$aBiblioteca Area Giuridico Economica$d 53DSG 10/0250$e 53VM 0000271135 VM barcode:GIU0006013. - Inventario:7234VM$fA $h20010423$i20121204 977 $a 53 996 $aAppunti di diritto pubblico e costituzionale$93622454 997 $aUNICAS LEADER 04037nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910969035303321 005 20251117093922.0 010 $a0-87586-173-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000001409233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC318653 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL318653 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476760 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL65570 035 $a(OCoLC)123112911 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001409233 100 $a20021220d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerican civilization portrayed in ancient Confucianism /$fWei-bin Zhang 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cAlgora Pub.$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 216 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a0-87586-162-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- I. The American Civilization and Ancient Confucianism in An Open Society -- The American Civilization in Modern Times -- Ancient Confucianism Created in Open Society -- The Newtonian Vision Versus the I-Ching Vision -- The I Ching Perceived by Nonlinear Science -- The I Ching and Ancient Confucianism -- II. "All Men Are Created Equal" Versus "All Men Are Born Equal" -- "All Men Are Created Equal" in American Civilization -- All Men Are Born Equal in Confucianism -- Separation between Church and State in the United States -- Multiculturalism in the United States -- To Follow the Way in Confucianism -- The American Individualistic Clubism -- Symmetry Relations as Fair Reciprocity in Confucianism -- III. Democracy and Law -- The Sovereignty of the People and Separation of Power in the United States -- The People's Welfare as the Sole Purpose of the State in Confu cianism -- Trust in Law, in the United States -- Trust in Law, in the West, and Rituals and Self-Cultivation in Confucianism -- Democratic Voting versus Confucian Examination -- Adam Smith's Rules of Justice and Confucius' Rules of Propriety -- Ritual-Based Japan Versus Law-Based America -- The Democratization and Americanization of Taiwan after the War -- IV. Education and Knowledge -- Education in the United States -- Learning in Confucianism -- Knowledge and Equal Opportunity in the United States -- Smith's and Confucius' Ideal Man -- Economic Conditions and Ways of Learning -- V. Economic Freedom and Development -- Economic Freedom in the United States -- Minimum Government Intervention in Confucianism -- Economic Doctrines by Adam Smith and Confucianism -- Adam Smith and Confucius' Attitudes Toward the Great and the Rich -- Economic Growth and Consumption in the United States. 327 $aJapan and China - Contrasting Paths to the Modernization of Confucian Manifestations -- Income Inequalities in the United States -- Economic Consequences of Social Welfare -- VI. American Universalism and Rational Civili zations in the Future -- The End of Rational Simplicity -- Freedom in the United States -- Human Rights in Confucianism -- Harmony of Rational Civilizations in Confucian Perspectives -- References. 330 $aThis highly accomplished macro-economics professor opens tantalizing new perspectives on the American civilization by examining it through the lens of ancient Confucianism. 606 $aConfucianism$zChina 606 $aConfucianism$xPolitical aspects$zChina 606 $aPublic opinion$zChina 606 $aEast and West 607 $aUnited States$xForeign public opinion, Chinese 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$xPublic opinion 615 0$aConfucianism 615 0$aConfucianism$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPublic opinion 615 0$aEast and West. 676 $a973/.07/2051 700 $aZhang$b Wei-Bin$f1961-$0265725 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969035303321 996 $aAmerican civilization portrayed in ancient Confucianism$94458190 997 $aUNINA