Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case
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Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case
By (Author) Tongdong Bai
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th October 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Confucianism
Political science and theory
Political structures: democracy
321.8
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Paperback
344
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today's political problems What might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas. Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liber
Reviews
"An insightful guide to a mode of thinking becoming ever stronger in a China that has turned strongly against liberalism."---Rana Mitter, Financial Times
Author Bio
Tongdong Bai is the Dongfang Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University in Shanghai and a Global Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. His books include China: The Political Philosophy of the Middle Kingdom.
