{"product_id":"9780745661308","title":"Contemporary Confucian Political Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Confucian Political Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen C. Angle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eConfucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of  thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an  accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being  debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly  promising approach. Students of political theory or contemporary  politics will learn that far from being confined to a museum,  contemporary Confucianism is both responding to current challenges and  offering insights from which we can all learn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Progressive  Confucianism defended here takes key ideas of the twentieth-century  Confucian philosopher Mou Zongsan (1909-1995) as its point of departure  for exploring issues like political authority and legitimacy, the rule  of law, human rights, civility, and social justice. The result is  anti-authoritarian without abandoning the ideas of virtue and harmony;  it preserves the key values Confucians find in ritual and hierarchy  without giving in to oppression or domination. A central goal of the  book is to present Progressive Confucianism in such a way as to make its  insights manifest to non-Confucians, be they philosophers or simply  citizens interested in the potential contributions of Chinese thinking  to our emerging, shared world.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen C. Angle \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 July 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745661308\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e220\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314858750092,"sku":"9780745661308","price":23.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745661308_0bf67382-9a1d-463a-a81c-0233ee14cb41.jpg?v=1780152625","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745661308","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}