Confucianism in the eyes of a Confucian liberal Hsu Fu-kuan's critical examination of the Confucian political tradition
Asian thought and culture, Vol. 43
XII, 205 S. 24 cm
9780820449029, 0820449024
247820720
Inhalt: Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Son of the Earth
Childhood and Early Education
From Politics to Scholarship
The Son of the Earth and the Champion for Democracy
2. The Core Value of Confucian Political Thought
"Concerned Consciousness"
The Fountainhead of Confucian Humanism
Confucius' and Mencius' Theory of Human Nature
The Philosophical Foundation of Confucian Political Thought
The Political Thought of Confucius and Mencius
3. Criticism of Chinese Despotism
Transition From a Feudal Society to an Authoritarian Empire
The Establishment and Characteristics of Chinese Despotism
The Imperial Power and That of the Chancellor
The One-Man Despotism, the Aristocracy, and Intellectuals
4. Confucianism in the Imperial Era
"Triumph" in the Han Dynasty
The Mitigating Force and the Compromise
Want of the "Rule of Law"
5. Implication: Tradition and Modernity
Bibliography
Index
Literaturverz. S. 187 - 197