Confucianism for the Modern World

Confucianism for the Modern World First Edition. This item:Confucianism for the Modern World by Daniel A. Bell Paperback $ Daniel A. Bell and Hahm Chaibong have edited this book to answer the question-- is Confucianism a dead tradition or is it meaningful for the contemporary.
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He contended that new theories and models of decision making had to be devised to address the issues presented by an information-based society. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out in meticulous Cambridge University Press Bolero Ozon. Confucianism for the Modern World.

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Daniel Bell , Daniel A. Bell , Hahm Chaibong. While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out in meticulous detail the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world. The contributors to this book--internationally renowned philosophers, lawyers, historians, and social scientists--argue for feasible and desirable Confucian policies and institutions as they attempt to draw out the political, economic, and legal implications of Confucianism for the modern world.

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Mutual Help and Democracy in Korea. View all Google Scholar citations for this book. Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisation's collection. While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out in meticulous detail the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world.

The contributors to this book - internationally renowned philosophers, lawyers, historians, and social scientists - argue for feasible and desirable Confucian policies and institutions as they attempt to draw out the political, economic, and legal implications of Confucianism for the modern world.

The book is divided in three parts that correspond to the basic hallmarks of modernity as a social and political system - democracy, capitalism, and the rule of law.

Confucianism for the Modern World

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