Confucianism for the twenty-first century / / edited by Chun-chieh Huang [and nine others].

• Superior document: Global East Asia
• TeilnehmendeR: Wong, Chun-kit Joseph,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen, Germany : : V & R unipress,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Global East Asia
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- Preface -- Chun-chieh Huang / John A. Tucker: Introduction -- I. Opening Remarks -- II. Meaning and Development of the Confucian Notion of Humanity -- III. Confucian Humanity/Humaneness and the Covid-19 Pandemic -- IV. Confucian Humanity/Humaneness and the New Global Ethics -- V. Chapter Synopses -- 1. Confucian Philosophy of Family Feeling -- 2. Confucianism and Global Challenges -- 3. Confucian Democracy -- 4. Confucian Relational Ethics -- 5. Toward A More Equitable Economic Order -- 6. Toleration and Confucian Virtues -- 7. Confucian Self-Reflection and Ecological Humanism -- 8. Intergenerational Justice and Filial Piety -- 9. Inner Sagehood and External Political Achievement -- 10. Historicity and Relevance of the Confucian Revival -- 11. Rethinking Nationalism, Patriotism, and Cosmopolitanism -- 12. Social Harmony and Economic Progress -- 13. Epilogue: Questions, Comments, and Reflections -- Bibliography -- Roger T. Ames: The Confucian Philosophy of Family Feeling as a Resource for a New Geopolitical Order -- I. The Argument -- II. The Problem -- III. A Method: Radical Empiricism -- IV. Confucian Philosophy as a Pragmatic Method -- V. Dewey's Internationalism and a New Geopolitical Order -- VI. The Intra-nationalism of Confucian tianxia 天下 and a New Geopolitical Order -- VII. An Isomorphism among the Familial, Political, and Global Orders -- VIII. The Confucian Conception of the Political -- IX. The Search for a Minimalist Morality as the Basis for Universal Human Solidarity -- X. The Familial Roots of the Ecology Language -- XI. Family Feeling in Confucian Philosophy as a Minimalist Morality -- XII. Deriving a Global Minimalist Morality from the Confucian Experience -- XIII. Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Torbjörn Lodén: Confucianism and the Global Challenges of the Twenty-First Century -- I. Introduction: Vicissitudes of Confucianism in Modern Times -- II. Dimensions of Confucianism -- III. Confucian Options -- Confucian Humanism -- The Importance of Study -- The Quest for Unity and Harmony under Heaven -- Avoid Extremism and Search for a Middle Way -- The Emphasis on Responsibility and Duties -- IV. Shared Ground -- Many Commonalities -- V. Concluding Observations -- Bibliography -- Alan T. Wood: Confucian Democracy in the Twenty-First Century: A Global Perspective -- I. Introduction: The Global Context -- II. The Realm of Institutions: Strengths and Weaknesses of Democratic and Authoritarian Forms of Governance -- A. The Relative Strengths of Democratic Governance -- B. The Relative Weaknesses of Democratic Governance -- C. What Are the Relative Strengths of Authoritarian Governance? -- D. What are the Relative Disadvantages of Authoritarian Governance? -- III. The Realm of Civic Morality -- IV. The Realm of Complementarity: Systems Biology/Physics/Ecology -- V. Final Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Jana S. Roker: Confucian Ethics of Relations and Alternative Models of Social Organization in Periods of Crises -- I. Introduction -- II. Confucianism: Original Teachings vs. Ideological Doctrine -- III. Relational Self and Independent Individuality -- IV. Personal Uniqueness vs. Faceless Collectivism -- V. Individualism and Relational Models of Social Organization -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- John A. Tucker: Toward a More Compassionate Economic Order: The Confucian Imperative for Greater Wealth Equity -- I. Introduction -- II. Lingering Concerns: The Twentieth-Century Confucian Roller Coaster -- III. Confucian Capitalism: Common Sense or Common Myth -- IV. One Enormous Problem: Wealth Inequalities -- V. Piketty's Latest: Capital and Ideology.

VI. Weberian Echoes -- VII. Confucianism and Communism -- VIII. Etymological Interlude: Confucianism and "Economics" in East Asia -- IX. Mencius on Morality and Economic Equity -- X. Early-Confucian Discussions of Profit -- XI. Early-Confucian Discussions of Wealth: The Analects -- XII. Discussions of Wealth: The Mencius -- XIII. Concluding Observations -- Bibliography -- Yong Huang: Why Toleration Is Not a Value/Virtue? The View from Confucius -- I. Introduction -- II. What Is Toleration? -- III. Toleration or Education? -- IV. Confucius Promotes Toleration? -- V. Conclusion -- References -- Edward Y. J. Chung: Yi Toegye on Self-Reflection and Ultimate Human Life: A Korean Neo-Confucian and Comparative Interpretation -- I. Introduction -- II. The Confucian Way -- III. Self-Reflection -- A. Self-Reflection and Mind Cultivation -- B. Quiet-Sitting Contemplation and Concentration -- C. Self-Reflection and Reverential Practice -- D. In Harmony with Nature -- IV. Concluding Observations: The Contemporary Relevance of Toegye's Thought -- Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Citation Style -- Abbreviations -- References -- Primary Sources -- Yi Toegye's Works -- Other Primary Texts -- Secondary Sources -- Heiner Roetz: An Overlooked Dimension of Intergenerational Justice? A Note on Filial Piety in the Age of the Ecological Crisis -- References -- Yi-Huah Jiang: From the Inner Sage to the External King: The "End" of Human Life and Its Realization in Confucianism -- I. Introduction -- II. Political Theory of Traditional Confucianism -- III. The Ideal of the Commonwealth -- IV. Benevolent Government -- V. The Rule of Virtue -- VI. Practice of Meritocracy -- VII. New Confucianism in Taiwan and Hong Kong -- VIII. Political Confucianism in Mainland China -- IX. Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Sébastien Billioud: Historicity and Relevance of the Confucian Revival in Contemporary China -- I. Introduction -- II. The Facts: A Brief Overview of the Confucian Revival -- A. Grassroots beginnings -- B. The Increasing Involvement of the Elites -- C. Religious and Cultural Circulations -- III. Critiques of the Darkness of the Present Times -- A. Loss of Moral Compass and Experiences of Dereliction -- B. Reified World and Experiences of Alienation -- C. Official Discourses and the Darkness of the Present Times -- IV. Reactivating Resources of the Past -- A. The Classics as Living Resources and Vectors of Resonance -- B. Rituals and Resonance -- C. Politics of the Past -- V. The Promises of the Future -- A. Perspectives of the Educators -- B. Perspectives of the Entrepreneurs -- C. Perspectives of the Ritualists -- D. Perspectives of the Party-State -- VI. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Guoxiang Peng: Rethinking Nationalism, Patriotism, and Cosmopolitanism: A Confucian Perspective -- I. Introduction -- II. Nationalism and Patriotism: Two Mutually Transformed Concepts -- III. Cosmopolitanism: Avoiding Generalities and Abstractions -- IV. Confucianism: between Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism -- V. The Confucian Standpoint: A Rooted Cosmopolitanism -- References -- Chen Sun: Social Harmony and Economic Progress: Confucian Philosophy and Global Sustainable Development -- I. Introduction: From Traditional Society to Modern Society -- II. Confucian Ethics and Its Social Support System -- III. The Particularism and Universalism in Confucian Ethics -- IV. Rites and Ritual Propriety Form Traditional Society's Incentive System -- V. Economy, Society, and Human Relations in the Modern Growth Period -- VI. As Civilization Advances, Family Affections Grow Distant -- VII. Ethical Concerns in Taiwan's Process of Economic Development.

VIII. Kuo-ting Li's "Sixth Relationship" -- IX. Taiwanese Social Trust Survey -- X. World Economic Development is Difficult to Sustain -- XI. Confucian Ethics and Sustainable World Development -- XII. Five Pertinent Confucian Propositions -- Bibliography -- Jörn Rüsen: Epilogue: Questions, Comments, and Reflections -- Chun-chieh Huang / John A. Tucker: Response -- Bibliography -- Contributors.