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Confucian perfectionism : a political philosophy for modern times / / Joseph Chan



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Autore: Chan Joseph Visualizza persona
Titolo: Confucian perfectionism : a political philosophy for modern times / / Joseph Chan Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Edizione: Course Book
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
Disciplina: 320.01
Soggetto topico: Political science - China - Philosophy
Confucianism - Philosophy
Philosophy, Chinese
Soggetto non controllato: American liberalism
Confucian ethics
Confucian justice
Confucian political perfectionism
Confucian political thought
Confucian social ideal
Confucianism
Confucians
European liberalism
Mencius
authority
bad officials
civil liberties
civility
commune
democracy
democratic societies
democratic theories
ethical life
ethics
family
freedom
good life
government
human rights
human worth
humanity
ideal society
individual autonomy
individual sovereignty
institutions
liberal civic education
liberal democracy
liberalism
material life
monarch
monism
moral agent
moral autonomy
moral rights
perfectionist perspective
personal responsibility
pluralistic society
political equality
political ideals
political philosophy
political relationships
political rule
popular sovereignty
reality
resource distribution
rulerвuled relationship
social device
social justice
social system
sufficiency
supreme authority
virtuous relationships
Classificazione: POL010000PHI019000REL018000
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: part I. Political authority and institution -- part II. Rights, liberties, and justice.
Sommario/riassunto: Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary Confucians must develop a viable method of governance that can retain the spirit of the Confucian ideal while tackling problems arising from nonideal modern situations. The best way to meet this challenge, Joseph Chan argues, is to adopt liberal democratic institutions that are shaped by the Confucian conception of the good rather than the liberal conception of the right. Confucian Perfectionism examines and reconstructs both Confucian political thought and liberal democratic institutions, blending them to form a new Confucian political philosophy. Chan decouples liberal democratic institutions from their popular liberal philosophical foundations in fundamental moral rights, such as popular sovereignty, political equality, and individual sovereignty. Instead, he grounds them on Confucian principles and redefines their roles and functions, thus mixing Confucianism with liberal democratic institutions in a way that strengthens both. Then he explores the implications of this new yet traditional political philosophy for fundamental issues in modern politics, including authority, democracy, human rights, civil liberties, and social justice. Confucian Perfectionism critically reconfigures the Confucian political philosophy of the classical period for the contemporary era.
Titolo autorizzato: Confucian perfectionism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-691-16816-4
1-4008-4869-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790771103321
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Serie: The Princeton-China Series