The Trouble with Confucianism
Author | : William Theodore DE BARY |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674030312 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674030311 |
Rating | : 4/5 (311 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Trouble with Confucianism written by William Theodore DE BARY and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and other parts of East and Southeast Asia, as well as China, people are asking, What does Confucianism have to offer today? For some, Confucius is still the symbol of a reactionary and repressive past; for others, he is the humanist admired by generations of scholars and thinkers, East and West, for his ethical system and discipline. In the face of such complications, only a scholar of Theodore de Bary's stature could venture broad answers to the question of the significance of Confucianism in today's world.