Publication Type
Book Review
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2009
Abstract
All chapters in this collection have been previously published.Revised, they are now assembled in this anthology to show “theabiding relevance of Classical Confucian Theory in the contemporaryworld” (p. x). Those interested in Confucianism will welcome havingthese resources in one convenient volume. The four-page prefacehighlights the importance of such discussions in view of the politicalrevival of Confucianism in mainland China and the need for anyonewho wishes to engage with East Asian societies to “understand theConfucian ethical thinking that informs social and political practicesin the region” (p. xi). The collection would have benefited from amore substantial introduction examining the idea of “political ethics”within the Confucian context, beyond merely noting and assuming amere conjunction or overlap of politics and ethics, as well as someclearer demonstration of how the four parts of “Civil Society,”“Boundaries and Justice,” “Ethical Pluralism,” “ContemporaryFeminism,” and “War and Peace” are related to one another withinthe framework of such distinctive political ethics.
Discipline
Arts and Humanities
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Volume
36
Issue
1
First Page
177
Last Page
180
ISSN
0301-8121
ISBN
9781400828661
Identifier
10.1111/j.1540-6253.2008.01510.x
Publisher
Wiley: 12 months - No Online Open
Citation
TAN, Sor-hoon.(2009). Review of Confucian political ethics. Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 36(1), 177-180.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2535
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6253.2008.01510.x