UID:
almahu_9949495201902882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 282 pages).
ISBN:
9780197630648
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
Ongoing debates among political theorists revolve around the question of whether the overarching goal of Confucianism - serving the people's moral and material wellbeing - is attainable in modern day politics without broad democratic participation. One side of the debate, voiced by Confucian meritocrats, argues that only certain people are equipped with the moral character needed to lead and ensure broad public wellbeing. The other side, voiced by Confucian democrats, argues that unless all citizens participate equally in the public sphere, a polity cannot attain the moral growth that Confucianism emphasises. This book presents a constitutional theory of democratic self-government that is normatively appealing and politically practicable in East Asia's historically Confucian societies, which are increasingly pluralist, multicultural, and rights sensitive.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780197630617
Language:
English
