The Trouble with Confucianism |
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Author:
| de Bary, Wm. Theodore |
Series title: | Tanner Lectures on Human Values Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-03031-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $62.00 |
Book Description:
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In East and Southeast Asia, as well as China, people are asking, "What does Confucianism have to offer today?" For some, Confucius is still the symbol of a reactionary and repressive past; for others, he is the humanist admired by generations of scholars and thinkers, East and West, for his ethical system and discipline.
In East and Southeast Asia, as well as China, people are asking, "What does Confucianism have to offer today?" For some, Confucius is still the symbol of a reactionary and repressive past; for others, he is the humanist admired by generations of scholars and thinkers, East and West, for his ethical system and discipline.