Confucianism vs. Modernity: Expired, Incompatible or Remedial?
This paper is an exploration of the reappraisal that has been taking place since the 1980s of Confucianism’s suitability for a modernized society. The first section focuses in particular on the discussion that took place in Singapore on Confucianism as a stimulant for economic activity, arguing that...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Asian Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/1002 |
| Summary: | This paper is an exploration of the reappraisal that has been taking place since the 1980s of Confucianism’s suitability for a modernized society. The first section focuses in particular on the discussion that took place in Singapore on Confucianism as a stimulant for economic activity, arguing that it was first and foremost a politically motivated attempt to establish Confucianism as a convenient ideology. I then move to a discussion of recent attempts to rehabilitate Confucianism in the PRC. In the final section, I suggest how Confucianism can be a healthy antidote to some of the ills produced by contemporary capitalist practice.
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| ISSN: | 2232-5131 2350-4226 |