Sungmoon Kim

Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

Ancient Chinese philosophers Mencius and Xunzi were key figures in the development of Confucian political and constitutional theory and in particular of virtue politics. Leading scholar Sungmoon Kim analyses the differences and agreements between them in the context of the politics of the late Warring States period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781108460569
• ISBN-10: 1108460569
• Artikelnr.: 62110210

Autorenporträt

Sungmoon Kim is Associate Professor of Political Theory at City University of Hong Kong.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Confucian Constitutionalism: 1. Interest, morality, and positive Confucianism
2. Virtue, ritual, and constitutionalism
3. Before and after ritual: moral virtue and civic virtue
Part II. Wang, Ba, and Interstate Relations: 4. The psychology of negative Confucianism
5. Hegemonic rule: between good and evil
6. Responsibility for all under heaven
Conclusion: between old and new.