Confucian Political EthicsDaniel A. Bell Princeton University Press, 24 באפר׳ 2010 - 264 עמודים For much of the twentieth century, Confucianism was condemned by Westerners and East Asians alike as antithetical to modernity. Internationally renowned philosophers, historians, and social scientists argue otherwise in Confucian Political Ethics. They show how classical Confucian theory--with its emphasis on family ties, self-improvement, education, and the social good--is highly relevant to the most pressing dilemmas confronting us today. |
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... Given limited time and resources, governments often need to make hard choices and central Confucian values like filial piety may shape outcomes in ways that diverge from political practices in Western societies. Rather than x PREFACE.
... practices in the region. But which Confucian values should one appeal to? Religions such as Islam and Christianity have sacred texts, but Confucian texts express the voices of human beings, not God. The fact that Confucius says ...
... practice there are plenty of pornographic materials available in most East Asian countries). Finally, there is considerable support for government restriction of “irresponsible” (sensationalistic, scandalous) journalism, although ...
... practice, well- cultivated Confucians would have a great deal of freedom to choose. But in principle, their choices would be directed toward a larger goal, a dynamic, open process of spiritual development leading toward a truly wenming ...
... Practice: Literature, National Culture, and Translated Modernity—China, 1900–1937 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1995), 336. 2. William T. Rowe, “The Problem of 'Civil Society' in Late Imperial China,” Modern China 19, no. 2 ...
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Civil Society Government and Confucianism A Commentary | 46 |
BOUNDARIES AND JUSTICE | 59 |
Territorial Boundaries and Confucianism | 61 |
Boundaries of the Body and Body Politic in Early Confucian Thought | 85 |
ETHICAL PLURALISM | 111 |
Confucian Attitudes toward Ethical Pluralism | 113 |
CONTEMPORARY FEMINISM | 145 |
Gender and Relationship Roles in the Analects and the Mencius | 147 |
The Confucian Concept of Ren and the Feminist Ethics of Care A Comparative Study | 175 |
WAR AND PEACE | 199 |
The Implications of Ancient Chinese Military Culture for World Peace | 201 |
Just War and Confucianism Implications for the Contemporary World | 226 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 257 |
INDEX | 259 |