Confucian Liberalism

Mou Zongsan and Hegelian Liberalism

Roy Tseng

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English

State University of New York Press
02 July 2023

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Confucianism; Ethnic studies; Political science & theory

Series: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Offers a renovated form of Confucian liberalism that forges a reconciliation between the two extremes of anti-Confucian liberalism and anti-liberal Confucianism.

Does Confucianism conflict with liberalism? Confucian Liberalism sheds new light on this long-standing debate entwined with the discourse of Chinese modernity. Focusing on the legacy of Mou Zongsan, the book significantly recasts the moral character and political ideal of Confucianism, accompanied by a Hegelian retreatment of the multiple facets of Western modernity and its core values, such as individuality, self-realization, democracy, civilized society, citizenship, public good, freedom, and human rights. The book offers a culturally sensitive way of reevaluating liberal language and forges a reconciliation between the two extremes of anti-Confucian liberalism and anti-liberal Confucianism. The result-Confucian liberalism-is akin to civil liberalism, in that it rests the form of liberal democracy on the content of ""Confucian democratic civility."" It is also comparable to perfectionist liberalism, endorsing a nondominant concept of the common good surrounded by a set of ""Confucian governing and civic virtues.""

By: Roy Tseng
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 535g
ISBN: 9781438491127
ISBN 10: 1438491123
Series: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Pages: 405
Publication Date: 02 July 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Confucianism Meets Liberalism Part I: Confucian Ethics 1. Confucianism in Comparative Perspective 2. Returning to Moral Religion 3. The Endless Pursuit of Self-Perfection Part II: Civil Liberalism 4. Democracy and the Politics of Innovation 5. Civility and the Renovation of Tradition 6. The Confucian Political Ideal Revisited Part III: Perfectionist Liberalism 7. Confucian Res Publica: Citizens and the State 8. Freedom and Rights Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Roy Tseng is Research Fellow and Professor at the Center for Political Thought, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He is the author of The Sceptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as a Critic of the Enlightenment.

Reviews for Confucian Liberalism: Mou Zongsan and Hegelian Liberalism

""This is the first book-length treatment in any language to take fully seriously the relationship between Hegel and Mou Zongsan's philosophy. In addition to dramatically improving our understanding of key aspects of Mou's thought, it opens up important new ground for cross-cultural philosophical development and significantly shifts the terrain of contemporary Confucian political philosophy."" — Stephen C. Angle, author of Growing Moral: A Confucian Guide to Life