New Confucianism in Twenty-First Century China: The Construction of a Discourse

ISBN-13: 9780415630788 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 254 str.

Jesus Sole-Farras

Opis

This book explores how Confucian thought, which was the ideological underpinning of traditional, imperial China, is being developed and refined into a New Confucianism relevant for the twenty-first century. It traces the development of Confucian thought, examines significant new texts, and shows how New Confucianism relates to various spheres of life, how it informs views on key philosophical issues, and how it affects personal conduct. Starting by exploring the philosophical and ideological principles of New Confucianism, the book goes on to explain how New Confucianism is a collective process of continuous creation and recreation, an incessant and evolving discourse. It argues that New Confucianism, unlike its earlier manifestation, is more accommodating of a plurality of ideologies in the world; and that understanding Confucianism and how it is developing is essential for understanding contemporary China.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. A Discourse Construction Based on the Contemporary Intellectual Context of Confucianism  2. A Discourse Construction Based on the Discursive Spaces of Contemporary Confucianism  3. A Discourse Construction Based on the Major Contributions to New Confucianism  4. A Discourse Construction Based on a Text of Reference: A Manifesto for Chinese Culture  5. The Construction of a Discourse under Multipurpose Cooperation

O autorze

Jesús Solé-Farràs is a lecturer in East Asia Studies at the Open University of Catalonia, Spain.