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Modernity and Confucian Political Philosophy in a Globalizing World

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Chen Ming
Chen Ming*
Affiliation:
Capital Normal University, Beijing
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Abstract

The scholarship of Confucianism in China is in the process of restoration. Its historical missions are two-fold. It should preserve Chinese national characters and promote China's modernization. These objectives are partly in conflict with each other. To realize the former objective, it is necessary to stress a historical continuity and consistency, to re-examine and justify the preservation of classical Confucian ideas and values in order to provide spiritual support for Chinese cultural identity and social cohesion. As to the latter objective, it is necessary to reinterpret some part of the classical ideas and values and link them with the modern values such as liberty, justice and democracy. This essay analyzes the position of three Confucianist scholars, Jiang Qing, Chen Ming and Kang Xiaoguang, to show the different balances between conservatism and reformers when their writings confront the challenges of modernization and globalization.

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Diogenes , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 94 - 108
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Copyright © ICPHS 2009

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