Humane Liberality - A Confucian Proposal

This book offers a concrete humanist argument for endorsing rights and liberties via the Mencian virtue of humaneness. Analyzing the problems and possibilities of affirming freedom, equality, and pluralism through Confucianism, the book advocates a novel paradigm for political deliberation through consideration of people's diverse interests.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Confucianism and Liberality
1 How Confucians Can and Should Be Liberal
2 Confucian Freedom
3 Mencian Equality
4 Mencian Pluralism
Part II: Concrete Humanism and Humane Liberality
5 Mencian Humaneness and Concrete Humanism
6 Concrete Humanist Liberality
7 Mencian Humane Liberality
References
Index
About the Author

About the author

Robert A. Carleo III teaches in the international graduate program in Chinese Philosophy at East China Normal University. He is editor and translator of The Humanist Ethics of Li Zehou and The Origins of Chinese Thought by Li Zehou, as well as co-editor, with Yong Huang, of Confucian Political Philosophy: Dialogues in the State of the Field.

Product details

• Authors: Robert A Carleo, Robert A. Carleo, Robert A. Carleo III
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2024
• EAN: 9781538174944
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7494-4
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy