Tang Junyi : Confucian philosophy and the challenge of modernity / by Thomas Fröhlich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fröhlich, Thomas, 1966- author.

Series:

Modern Chinese philosophy ; 13.

Modern Chinese philosophy ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tang, Junyi, 1909-1978.

Tang, Junyi.

Philosophy, Chinese.

Philosophy, Confucian.

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages) : digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston Brill 2017

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Both inside and outside of China, there have been heated debates about Confucian democracy, Confucian values and ethics, and Confucian alternatives to Western models of modernization. In many respects, however, the discussions have reached an impasse: Whereas some observers tend to depict Confucianism as a panacea for all kinds of political and social ills in East Asian and Western societies, others consider it to be a mere vestige of the Chinese tradition which lacks any relevance for contemporary discourse. The present study proposes a way through this impasse based on a critical examination of the modern Confucian project developed by the exiled philosopher Tang Junyi (1909-1978). Tang's comprehensive reinterpretation of Confucianism ranks among the most ambitious philosophical projects in modern Chinese history.

Contents:

1. Tang Junyi's intellectual endeavor

2. Critical issues in research on modern Confucianism

3. Common perspectives on Tang Junyi's thought

4. Exile, modernity, and cultural patriotism

5. The theological accentuation

6. The moral vision

7. Shifting the foundations of Confucian political thought

8. On statehood

9. Anticipating democracy

10. Civil religion on a Confucian basis

11. Coming to terms with history

12. In lieu of a Conclusion: the totalitarian challenge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9789004330139

9004330135

OCLC:

984743393

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004330139 DOI

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access