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[null,null,"Autore",null,"Zhang Wei-Bin <1961->"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"American civilization portrayed in ancient Confucianism / / Wei-bin Zhang"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"New York, : Algora Pub., c2003"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"0-87586-173-3"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[1st ed.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (ix, 216 pages) : illustrations"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"973/.07/2051"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Confucianism - China"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Confucianism - Political aspects - China"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Public opinion - China"]
[{"$nulls":4},"East and West"]
[{"$nulls":4},"United States Foreign public opinion, Chinese"]
[{"$nulls":4},"United States Civilization Public opinion"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Nota di bibliografia","Includes bibliographical references."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- I. The American Civilization and Ancient Confucianism in An Open Society -- The American Civilization in Modern Times -- Ancient Confucianism Created in Open Society -- The Newtonian Vision Versus the I-Ching Vision -- The I Ching Perceived by Nonlinear Science -- The I Ching and Ancient Confucianism -- II. \"All Men Are Created Equal\" Versus \"All Men Are Born Equal\" -- \"All Men Are Created Equal\" in American Civilization -- All Men Are Born Equal in Confucianism -- Separation between Church and State in the United States -- Multiculturalism in the United States -- To Follow the Way in Confucianism -- The American Individualistic Clubism -- Symmetry Relations as Fair Reciprocity in Confucianism -- III. Democracy and Law -- The Sovereignty of the People and Separation of Power in the United States -- The People's Welfare as the Sole Purpose of the State in Confu cianism -- Trust in Law, in the United States -- Trust in Law, in the West, and Rituals and Self-Cultivation in Confucianism -- Democratic Voting versus Confucian Examination -- Adam Smith's Rules of Justice and Confucius' Rules of Propriety -- Ritual-Based Japan Versus Law-Based America -- The Democratization and Americanization of Taiwan after the War -- IV. Education and Knowledge -- Education in the United States -- Learning in Confucianism -- Knowledge and Equal Opportunity in the United States "]
[{"$nulls":4},"-- 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."]
[{"$nulls":4},"Japan 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."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","This highly accomplished macro-economics professor opens tantalizing new perspectives on the American civilization by examining it through the lens of ancient Confucianism."]