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The Chinese Liberal Spirit: Selected Writings of Xu Fuguan

The Chinese Liberal Spirit: Selected Writings of Xu Fuguan

Xu, Fuguan
Elstein, David

Hardcover

Series: Suny Series, Translating China

PhilosophyConfucianism

ISBN10: 1438487177
ISBN13: 9781438487175
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Apr 1 2022
Pages: 351
Weight: 1.51
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The first English-language translation of an important figure in modern Confucian thought.

Xu Fuguan (1903-1982) was one of the most important Confucian scholars of the twentieth century. A key figure in the Nationalist Party, Xu was involved in the Chinese civil war after World War II and in the early years of the Nationalist government in Taiwan. He never ceased to believe that democracy was the way forward for the Chinese nation. Making his ethical and political thought accessible to English-speaking readers for the first time, these essays analyze the source of morality and how morality must be realized in democratic government; they also provide a sharp contrast to the claim that democracy is not suitable for China-or that Confucian government should be meritocracy, not democracy. They also share the reflections of a man who lived through the Chinese revolution and remained strongly critical of the governments in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.

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