{"product_id":"contemporary-confucian-political-philosophy-hardback-9780745661292","title":"Contemporary Confucian Political Philosophy (Hardback) 9780745661292","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Confucian Political Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen C. Angle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745661292, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are so many issues raised in this brilliant book that it is difficult to render justice to them all.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Chinese Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Confucianism is making a comeback. Cultural conservatives will rejoice. But so should political progressives. With his usual insight, balance, and historically informed normative theorizing, Stephen Angle shows that new interpretations of traditional Confucian values such as hierarchy, deference, and ritual can and should challenge oppressive social practices. This original book is both counter-intuitive and persuasive.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDaniel A. Bell, Jiaotong University, Shanghai and Tsinghua University, Beijing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Angle is one of the most well-informed and actively engaged political philosophers seeking to bring the Confucian tradition into productive dialogue as a full and equal partner with the contemporary West in a mutually edifying endeavor he calls global philosophy. His command of the works of Chinese thinkers such as Mou Zongsan is most impressive and clearly displayed in this latest work.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePhilip J. Ivanhoe, City University of Hong Kong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Angle provides an accessible reconstruction of the political philosophy of Mou Zongsan, an important contemporary Confucian philosopher highly influential in the philosophical circles of Taiwan and Hong Kong. This book opens the door to contemporary developments of Confucianism in China and Taiwan.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJeeLoo Liu, California State University, Fullerton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eConfucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of  thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an  accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being  debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly  promising approach. Students of political theory or contemporary  politics will learn that far from being confined to a museum,  contemporary Confucianism is both responding to current challenges and  offering insights from which we can all learn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Progressive  Confucianism defended here takes key ideas of the twentieth-century  Confucian philosopher Mou Zongsan (1909-1995) as its point of departure  for exploring issues like political authority and legitimacy, the rule  of law, human rights, civility, and social justice. The result is  anti-authoritarian without abandoning the ideas of virtue and harmony;  it preserves the key values Confucians find in ritual and hierarchy  without giving in to oppression or domination. A central goal of the  book is to present Progressive Confucianism in such a way as to make its  insights manifest to non-Confucians, be they philosophers or simply  citizens interested in the potential contributions of Chinese thinking  to our emerging, shared world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface page vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Contextualizing Progressive Confucianism 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Self-Restriction: The Indirect Link Between Ethics and Politics 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rethinking Authority and Rejecting Authoritarianism: Giving the People their Voice 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Debating the Rule of Law and Virtue Politics: Zhang Shizhao, Mou Zongsan, and Today 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Rights of All Under Heaven: Human Rights and Contemporary Confucianism 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Neither Ethics nor Law: Ritual Propriety as Confucian Civility 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Virtue, Politics, and Social Criticism: Toward Deference without Oppression 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion: The Shape of Confucian Virtue-Ritual-Politics 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex and Glossary of Chinese Terms 194\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407326507288,"sku":"9780745661292","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745661292.jpg?v=1784162190","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contemporary-confucian-political-philosophy-hardback-9780745661292","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}