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

• Superior document: Modern Chinese philosophy ; 13
• VerfasserIn: Fröhlich, Thomas, 1966-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Modern Chinese philosophy ; 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 pages) :; digital file(s).

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.

Table of 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.