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Suny Series, Translating China Ser.: Chinese Liberal Spirit : Selected Writings of Xu Fuguan by Fuguan Xu (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSTATE University of New York Press
ISBN-101438487169
ISBN-139781438487168
eBay Product ID (ePID)23062385602
Product Key Features
Number of Pages351 Pages
Publication NameChinese Liberal Spirit : Selected Writings of Xu Fuguan
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, General, Political, Confucianism
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
AuthorFuguan Xu
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy
SeriesSuny Series, Translating China Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
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Reviews"As a historian, I found that the three autobiographical essays in the volume offered a fascinating portrait of Xu as an exiled intellectual grappling with questions of identity, culture, and the Chinese nation, under the conditions of exile and estrangement from both Nationalist and Communist Chinas this volume promises to be a useful teaching resource and introduction to intellectual debates in the 1950s and 1960s Sinosphere, especially among Chinese Confucian scholars who were writing from a place of exile." -- Joshua Tan, Reading Religion "One of the most prominent representatives of contemporary New Confucianism, Xu Fuguan also represents how a Chinese intellectual deeply committed to Chinese cultural heritage can embrace the core values of democracy. Being the first book-length English translation of Xu's works, this volume fills an important gap." -- Peimin Ni, author of Understanding the Analects of Confucius: A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations, "One of the most prominent representatives of contemporary New Confucianism, Xu Fuguan also represents how a Chinese intellectual deeply committed to Chinese cultural heritage can embrace the core values of democracy. Being the first book-length English translation of Xu's works, this volume fills an important gap." -- Peimin Ni, author of Understanding the Analects of Confucius: A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations, "As a historian, I found that the three autobiographical essays in the volume offered a fascinating portrait of Xu as an exiled intellectual grappling with questions of identity, culture, and the Chinese nation, under the conditions of exile and estrangement from both Nationalist and Communist Chinas ... this volume promises to be a useful teaching resource and introduction to intellectual debates in the 1950s and 1960s Sinosphere, especially among Chinese Confucian scholars who were writing from a place of exile." -- Joshua Tan, Reading Religion "One of the most prominent representatives of contemporary New Confucianism, Xu Fuguan also represents how a Chinese intellectual deeply committed to Chinese cultural heritage can embrace the core values of democracy. Being the first book-length English translation of Xu's works, this volume fills an important gap." -- Peimin Ni, author of Understanding the Analects of Confucius: A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments A Note on Language Preface: My Father Hsu Woochun (Xu Wujun) Introduction David Elstein Part I: Autographical Essays 1. My Life of Study 2. The End of Democratic Review 3. Mourning My Enemy, Mourning My Friend Part II: Ethical and Political Thought 4. Two Layers of the Chinese Political Problem 5. The Construction and Advancement of Ruist Political Thought 6. The Fundamental Character of the Ruist Spirit, Its Limitations, and Its Rebirth 7. The Chinese Way of Governance--After Reading Collected Writings of Master Lu Xuan 8. Between Academia and Politics 9. The Culture of the HeartMind 10. The Creation of the Chinese Free Society 11. The Ruist Distinction between Cultivating Oneself and Governing Others and Its Significance 12. Why Oppose Liberalism? 13. The Fundamental Structure of Mengzi's Political Thought and the Problem of Rule of Man and Rule of Law 14. The Origin of Kongzi's Idea of Rule by Virtue 15. The Question of Ruist and Daoist Personal Cultivation in Literature Notes References Index
SynopsisThe first English-language translation of an important figure in modern Confucian thought. Xu Fuguan (1903-1982) was one of the most important Confucian scholars of the twentieth century. A key figure in the Nationalist Party, Xu was involved in the Chinese civil war after World War II and in the early years of the Nationalist government in Taiwan. He never ceased to believe that democracy was the way forward for the Chinese nation. Making his ethical and political thought accessible to English-speaking readers for the first time, these essays analyze the source of morality and how morality must be realized in democratic government; they also provide a sharp contrast to the claim that democracy is not suitable for China-or that Confucian government should be meritocracy, not democracy. They also share the reflections of a man who lived through the Chinese revolution and remained strongly critical of the governments in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.
LC Classification NumberB127.C65
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