Confucianism for the Contemporary World

Tze-ki Hon is Professor of Chinese and History at City University of Hong Kong. He is the author of The Yijing and Chinese Politics: Classical Commentary and Literati Activism in the Northern Song Period, 960–1127, also published by SUNY Press; Revolution as Restoration: Guocui Xuebao and China's Path to Modernity, 1905–1911; and The Allure of the Nation: The Cultural and Historical Debates in Late Qing and Republican China. Kristin Stapleton is Professor of History at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is the author of Civilizing Chengdu: Chinese Urban Reform, 1895–1937 and Fact in Fiction: 1920s China and Ba Jin's Family.

• List of Illustrations PrefaceKristin Stapleton Introduction: Confucianism for the Contemporary WorldTze-ki Hon Part I: Capitalism and the Global Order 1. Global Capitalism with Chinese CharacteristicsFang Keli’s New Confucian Research Project (1986-1995)Tze-ki Hon 2. Confucianism, Community, Capitalism Chen Lai and the Spirit of Max WeberEls van Dongen 3. Realizing Tianxia Traditional Values and China’s Foreign PolicyDaniel A. Bell 4. Confucianism to Save the WorldTongdong Bai Part II: Political Plurality and Civil Society 5. Building DemocracyThe Theory and Practice of Contemporary New ConfucianismMing-huei Lee 6. Self-Restriction and Progressive ConfucianismStephen C. Angle 7. Confucianism and Civil SocietyThe New Meanings of "Inner Sage" and "Outer King"An-wu Lin 8. A Mission Impossible?Mou Zongsan’s Attempt to Rebuild Morality in the Modern AgeKe Sheng 9. The Challenge of TotalitarianismLessons from Tang Junyi’s Political PhilosophyThomas Fröhlich 10. A Critique of Colonialism and CapitalismTang Junyi’s Views on Plurality and OpennessHok Yin Chan Part III: Social Responsibility and Social Action 11. Worshipping Ancestors in Modern ChinaConfucius and the Yellow Emperor as Icons of Chinese IdentityMarc Andre Matten 12. The Chinese Media's Campaign for ConfucianismMotivations, Implications, and ProblemsJunhao Hong, Miao Liu, and Wen Huang EpilogueBeyond New ConfucianismExpanding the Contemporary Rudao John H. Berthrong BibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex

"…an applaudable and comprehensive discussion of the contemporary revival/reconstruction of Confucianism—also called New Confucianism—and its implications and manifestations in international relations, political theory, and social practice, among other things. The editors have assembled several of the finest scholars on contemporary Confucianism from diverse disciplines such as philosophy, international relations, Sinology, and media studies, who have contributed fourteen insightful and thought-provoking articles." — Asian Review of World Histories"It is noteworthy that the focus of this book is the role of Confucianism for today's China and for the rest of the world as well. Hence, the exploration of how New Confucianism can become an antidote to the problems of alienation, commodification, and social injustice in modern society has relevance for all of us who live in today's world." — Reading Religion