Reshaping Confucianism A Progressive Inquiry : A Progressive Inquiry - Chenyang Li

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Reshaping Confucianism A Progressive Inquiry

A Progressive Inquiry

By: Chenyang Li

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Paperback | 27 November 2023

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As a living and evolving tradition, Confucianism has been continuously defined and redefined in response to the changing political and social context of China's history. Extending this effort in reconstructing Confucianism, philosopher Chenyang Li critically analyzes and develops a series of core ideas that originated from classic Confucian texts and does so in the context of contemporary scholarly discourse. These core ideas include he (dynamic harmony), ren (care-centered virtue), li (ritual propriety), xiao (filial care), bie (gender equilibrium), you (friendship), shou (longevity), sheng (sagehood), ziyou (freedom), ping (equality), zheng (politics), and jiao (civic education). Li combines in-depth analysis of historical teachings with systematic deliberation on their contemporary significance, reflecting the current state of the field of research.

Each chapter shows how seminal ideas in Confucianism were conceived and developed by ancient thinkers and how these ideas can be reconstructed and aligned in a sensible Confucian philosophy that responds to contemporary challenges. Over the course of its survey of Confucian philosophy, the book raises and investigates fundamental questions: How central is harmony as a Confucian value? Can Confucian sages be wrong? Is Xunzi's philosophy of filial care more progressive than Confucius' and hence more suitable in contemporary society? What is the best form of Confucian gender equality today? Is the model of "politics without politicians" a viable way for realizing the Confucian political ideal of the good society? Study questions are provided for each chapter to assist students to comprehend key points and develop their own views.

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"It invites readers to imagine and think, encouraging them to keep up with the times and experience Confucianism anew. It refreshes our conceptions of Confucianism and tries to readjust the Confucianism of ancient China to the contemporary world and people's daily lives today." -- Xiaoyang Zhang . Wei Xiao, Springer "Li's chapter is densely packed with rich ideas about the Confucian conception of you and invites us to think about various problems about friendship that go beyond the fungibility problem. It is one of the very few English language studies that inquire into the philosophical problems about friendship in Confucian thought. It motivates us to further investigate the Confucian conception of you, which is a relatively understudied yet important humanrelationship in Confucian thought." -- Winnie Sung, Philosophy East and West

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