Democracy after virtue : toward pragmatic Confucian democracy /
Kim, Sungmoon,
Democracy after virtue : toward pragmatic Confucian democracy / Sungmoon Kim. - 1 online resource. - Studies in comparative political theory . - Studies in comparative political theory. .
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the past two decades contemporary Confucian political theory has been propelled by the dialectical conversation between Confucianism and democracy and, more recently, between Confucian democracy and Confucian meritocracy. However, the absence of a shared point of reference in developing Confucian democratic theory has made it extremely difficult to understand whether the disagreement between Confucian democrats and Confucian meritocrats is merely a political one or is also of philosophical significance. 'Democracy after Virtue' explores a normative Confucian democratic theory that justifies democracy on pragmatic grounds, both as a political system and as a way of life in East Asia, with special attention to Confucianism, a dominant cultural tradition in the region, as well as to the value pluralism and moral conflict that increasingly characterize the circumstances of East Asian politics.
Specialized.
9780190671266 (ebook) : No price
Democracy--Philosophy.
Democracy--Religious aspects--Confucianism.
Democracy--East Asia.
Confucianism--Political aspects.
East Asia--Politics and government.
JC423 / .K4727 2018
321.8
Democracy after virtue : toward pragmatic Confucian democracy / Sungmoon Kim. - 1 online resource. - Studies in comparative political theory . - Studies in comparative political theory. .
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the past two decades contemporary Confucian political theory has been propelled by the dialectical conversation between Confucianism and democracy and, more recently, between Confucian democracy and Confucian meritocracy. However, the absence of a shared point of reference in developing Confucian democratic theory has made it extremely difficult to understand whether the disagreement between Confucian democrats and Confucian meritocrats is merely a political one or is also of philosophical significance. 'Democracy after Virtue' explores a normative Confucian democratic theory that justifies democracy on pragmatic grounds, both as a political system and as a way of life in East Asia, with special attention to Confucianism, a dominant cultural tradition in the region, as well as to the value pluralism and moral conflict that increasingly characterize the circumstances of East Asian politics.
Specialized.
9780190671266 (ebook) : No price
Democracy--Philosophy.
Democracy--Religious aspects--Confucianism.
Democracy--East Asia.
Confucianism--Political aspects.
East Asia--Politics and government.
JC423 / .K4727 2018
321.8