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
Citation
TAN, Sor-hoon.(2022). The crisis of liberal democracy and the Confucian challenge: A pragmatist response. Journal of Social and Political Philosophy, 1(1), 14-29.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3634
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3366/jspp.2022.0004