00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611795757 Buklod 20230619154520.0 m o j ta 150928s xx d r |||| u| 9780691158617 (hardback) (iLib)UPD-00249808791 DLC DML rda eng DMLUC JA 84 C6 C43 2014 Chan, Joseph Cho Wai 1960- author. Confucian perfectionism a political philosophy for modern times Joseph Chan. Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2014] xvi, 256 pages 24 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Princeton-China series Includes bibliographical references and index. "Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary Confucians must develop a viable method of governance that can retain the spirit of the Confucian ideal while tackling problems arising from nonideal modern situations. The best way to meet this challenge, Joseph Chan argues, is to adopt liberal democratic institutions that are shaped by the Confucian conception of the good rather than the liberal conception of the right. Confucian Perfectionism examines and reconstructs both Confucian political thought and liberal democratic institutions, blending them to form a new Confucian political philosophy. Chan decouples liberal democratic institutions from their popular liberal philosophical foundations in fundamental moral rights, such as popular sovereignty, political equality, and individual sovereignty. Instead, he grounds them on Confucian principles and redefines their roles and functions, thus mixing Confucianism with liberal democratic institutions in a way that strengthens both. Then he explores the implications of this new yet traditional political philosophy for fundamental issues in modern politics, including authority, democracy, human rights, civil liberties, and social justice. Confucian Perfectionism critically reconfigures the Confucian political philosophy of the classical period for the contemporary era"-- Produced by the publisher. Political science Philosophy. China. Confucianism Philosophy. Philosophy, Chinese. Book http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10152.html#TOC Table of contents only (viewed 01 Feb 2017) FO UPD DMLS JA 84 C6 C43 2014 Book