Confucianism for the Modern World

by Daniel A. Bell (Editor)

While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent. This volume discloses in meticulous detail the relevance of Confucianism to the contemporary world. Contributions by internationally renowned philosophers, lawyers, historians, and social scientists argue for feasible and desirable Confucian policies and institutions, as they draw out the political, economic, and legal implications of Confucianism for the modern world.

Genres: China, Philosophy

398 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 1999

About the author

Daniel A. Bell is Chair Professor of the Schwarzman Scholar Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing and director of the Berggruen Institute of Philosophy and Culture. He was born in Montreal, educated at McGill and Oxford, has taught in Singapore and Hong Kong, and has held research fellowships at Princeton’s University Center for Human Values and Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.

Reviews

[scourgemarx]

this book wasn't for really for me. Joseph chan's essay on social welfare was the most interesting to me. this book is 20 years old, and perhaps I'm not in the circles to hear the criticisms this book is arguing against, but a lot of the essays in this book seem relavent to a debate that I am not privy to. I'm an ethics guy and most of this book is about culture, ritual, and history. that this book wasn't what I thought it was and that annoyed me but its not like i'd say I wasted my time reading it or anything. it gave me stuff to think about I guess. ‘It is not the failures of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.' [1:16].