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Confucian Democracy: A Deweyan Reconstruction

Confucian Democracy: A Deweyan Reconstruction

Hardcover

Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture

PhilosophyGeneral Eastern ReligionsGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 079145889X
ISBN13: 9780791458891
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Feb 26 2004
Pages: 266
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.22 Depth: 9.46
Language: English

Using both Confucian texts and the work of American pragmatist John Dewey, this book offers a distinctly Confucian model of democracy.

Through a detailed study of relevant concepts and theories in Confucianism and John Dewey's pragmatist philosophy, this book illustrates the possibility of Confucian democracy and offers an alternative to Western liberal models. Sor-hoon Tan synthesizes the two philosophies through a comparative examination of individuals and community, democratic ideals of equality and freedom, and the nature of ethical and political order. By constructing a model of Confucian democracy that combines the strengths of both Confucianism and Deweyan pragmatism, this book explores how a premodern tradition could be put in dialogue with contemporary political and philosophical theories.

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