Confucius and the Modern World

Description

This book represents the cutting edge of theoretical works on Confucianism. Starting from Confucianism’s comeback in modern China and ending with the proposal of the new philosophical concept of “multiple universality” in the face of the world culture, the author conducts an in-depth analysis and discussion of many facets of the relationship between Confucianism, Confucian traditions and the modern world culture. It has a focused theme and a strong sense of contemporaneity, and responds to the current challenges confronting Confucianism from the perspective of modern culture. The chapters not only elucidate the Confucian position in the face of challenges of global ethics, dialogues on human rights, and ecological civilization, but also provide a modern interpretation of classical Confucian ideas on education, politics and ritual politics as well as an analysis of the development of modern Confucianism. All in all, this work is a comprehensive exposition of the Confucian values and their modern implications. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents Foreword to the Chinese edition 1 Confucius and modern China 2 Whose justice and what ethics? Confucian ethics and a global ethic 3 Confucianism and power discourse 4 The Confucian tradition and public intellectuals 5 Ecological orientation and modern interpretation of the Confucian doctrine of benevolence 6 Confucian ritual study and modern society 7 The Confucian views on the dialogue between Confucius and Jesus – noumenon and origin 8 Confucianism and modern East Asia 9 Confucian ethics and China’s modernization 10 Modern Chinese culture and the predicament of Confucianism 11 The three themes on early Chinese political philosophy 12 On moral politics – the idiosyncrasy of Confucian political philosophy 13 On the educational thought of Confucianism 14 Towards real world culture – multi-element universalism in the era of globalization Postscript Index