Progressive Confucianism and its Critics

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Progressive Confucianism and its Critics

Dialogues from the Confucian Heartland

Regional / International studies Philosophical traditions and schools of thought Ethics and moral philosophy Social and political philosophy Religion: general Confucianism

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 25th November 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040193792


In the spring of 2017, US-based Confucian philosopher Stephen C. Angle took part in a series of dialogues with Chinese Confucians in Beijing. The dialogues engage with topics like the relation between Confucianism and modernity; whether Confucianism should be understood as philosophy, religion, or chief ingredient in a distinctively Chinese culture; the status of pivotal modern Confucians like Kang Youwei and Mou Zongsan; and more generally, the prospects for what Angle calls “Progressive Confucianism.” The present book offers translations of those dialogues into English, together with epilogues by the two editors reflecting on what the dialogues tell us about the contemporary prospects for Confucianism.

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