Confucianism and Enlightenment - Contemporary Chinese Thought from the Perspective of Philosophical Understanding and Mergence

This book presents twelve of the author's selected essays on subjects related to contemporary Chinese thought and examines other significant works on the history of Chinese philosophy. By combing the basic political discourse on Confucianism, it highlights the significance of Confucian Socialism in the present day and explains the author's reflections on the philosophy and modernization of Chinese thought. This book is a valuable resource for experts and scholars as well as for general readers who have an understanding of contemporary Chinese philosophy, offering deep insights into current Chinese thought and Confucian modernization.

List of contents

Introduction.- The End of  the Subjectivity of Enlightenment and the Outlet of Current Chinese Thought.- The Revival of Confucian and the Confucian Socialism.- The Philosophical Union and the Discussion between Different Civilizations.- Postscript.

About the author

Yun Ding, Professor of the School of philosophy at Fudan University, director of the research center of ideological history at Fudan University. His published academic works include Metaphysics in seventeenth Century, A Country with Moderation, etc.

Product details

• Authors: Yun Ding
• Assisted by: Yanyan Zhao (Translation)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9789819954735
• ISBN: 978-981-9954-73-5
• No. of pages: 181
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 10 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 306 g
• Illustrations: XI, 181 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works