Confucian constitutionalism : dignity, rights, and democracy / Sungmoon Kim.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource (x, 282 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197630648.Subject(s): Confucianism -- Political aspects | Constitutional law -- Religious aspects -- Confucianism | Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Confucianism | China -- Politics and government -- Philosophy | Religion
| Religion & beliefsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197630617DDC classification: 299.512 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Ongoing debates among political theorists revolve around the question of whether the overarching goal of Confucianism - serving the people's moral and material wellbeing - is attainable in modern day politics without broad democratic participation. One side of the debate, voiced by Confucian meritocrats, argues that only certain people are equipped with the moral character needed to lead and ensure broad public wellbeing. The other side, voiced by Confucian democrats, argues that unless all citizens participate equally in the public sphere, a polity cannot attain the moral growth that Confucianism emphasises. This book presents a constitutional theory of democratic self-government that is normatively appealing and politically practicable in East Asia's historically Confucian societies, which are increasingly pluralist, multicultural, and rights sensitive.
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Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ongoing debates among political theorists revolve around the question of whether the overarching goal of Confucianism - serving the people's moral and material wellbeing - is attainable in modern day politics without broad democratic participation. One side of the debate, voiced by Confucian meritocrats, argues that only certain people are equipped with the moral character needed to lead and ensure broad public wellbeing. The other side, voiced by Confucian democrats, argues that unless all citizens participate equally in the public sphere, a polity cannot attain the moral growth that Confucianism emphasises. This book presents a constitutional theory of democratic self-government that is normatively appealing and politically practicable in East Asia's historically Confucian societies, which are increasingly pluralist, multicultural, and rights sensitive.
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