The crisis of liberal democracy and the Confucian challenge: A pragmatist response

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2-2022

Abstract

In the current crisis of liberal democracy, Confucianism has been cited as offering superior alternativemodels of government. With the resources from Dewey’s Pragmatism, this paper defends democracy, whichshould not be equated to de facto liberal democracies, as desirable for Confucian societies. It examines theaffinities between Confucian and Dewey’s conception of the person and community and argues for anunderstanding of democratic values that brings together Dewey’s democratic values and Confucian ideals ofpersonal cultivation and virtuous governance.

Keywords

John Dewey, Pragmatism, Confucianism, traditionalism, end of history, Liberty, Community, Equality

Discipline

Political Science | Sociology

Research Areas

Sociology; Political Science

Publication

Journal of Social and Political Philosophy

Volume

1

Issue

1

First Page

14

Last Page

29

ISSN

2752-7514

Identifier

10.3366/jspp.2022.0004

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.3366/jspp.2022.0004

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