Daniel A. Bell / Hahm Chaibong (eds.)

Confucianism for the Modern World

Herausgeber: Bell, Daniel; Chaibong, Hahm

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780521527880
• ISBN-10: 0521527880
• Artikelnr.: 21684305

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Confucian Perspectives on Democracy: 1. Constitutionalism,
Confucian civic virtue, and ritual propriety Hahm Chaihark; 2. The
challenges of accountability: implications of the censorate Mo Jongryn; 3.
Confucian Democrats in Chinese history Wang Juntao; 4. Mutual help and
democracy in Korea Chang Yun-Shik; 5. A pragmatist understanding of
Confucian democracy David L. Hall and Roger T. Ames; 6. The case for moral
education Geir Helgesen; Part II. Confucian Perspectives on Capitalism: 7.
Center-local relations: can Confucianism boost decentralization and
regionalism? Gilbert Rozman; 8. Affective networks and modernity: the case
of Korea Lew Seok-Choon, Chang Mi-Hye and Kim Tae-Eun; 9. Confucian
constraints on property rights Daniel A. Bell; 10. Giving priority to the
worst off: a Confucian perspective on social welfare Joseph Chan; Part III.
Confucian Perspectives on Law: 11. Mediation, litigation, and justice:
Confucian reflections in a modern liberal society Albert H. Y. Chen; 12.
Traditional Confucian values and western legal frameworks: the law of
succession Lusina Ho; 13. The Confucian conception of gender in the
twenty-first century Chan Sin Yee; 14. The Confucian family v. the
individual: the politics of marriage laws in Korea; Epilogue: why Confucius
now? William Theodore de Bary.