Democracy in Contemporary Confucian Philosophy by David Elstein

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This book examines democracy in recent Chinese-language philosophical work. It illustrates how Confucianism has transformed in modern times, the divergent understandings of Confucianism today, and how contemporary Chinese philosophers understand democracy, as well as their criticisms of Western political thought.

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Democracy in Contemporary Confucian Philosophy by David Elstein

This book examines democracy in recent Chinese-language philosophical work. It illustrates how Confucianism has transformed in modern times, the divergent understandings of Confucianism today, and how contemporary Chinese philosophers understand democracy, as well as their criticisms of Western political thought.

This book provides an in-depth and easy-to-comprehend analysis of each contemporary Ruist thought, and it can be used for an introductory course of contemporary Confucian political philosophy- andrew tsz wan hung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

David Elstein is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at New Paltz, USA.

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ISBN 13 9781138498921
ISBN 10 1138498920
Title Democracy in Contemporary Confucian Philosophy
Author David Elstein
Series Routledge Studies In Contemporary Philosophy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2018-02-12
Number of pages 234
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