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Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Ser.: Lost Soul : Confucianism in Contemporary Chinese Academic Discourse by John Makeham (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University, Asia Center
ISBN-100674028112
ISBN-139780674028111
eBay Product ID (ePID)63190410
Product Key Features
Number of Pages426 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLost Soul : Confucianism in Contemporary Chinese Academic Discourse
Publication Year2008
SubjectPopular Culture, Eastern, Asia / China, Confucianism
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Makeham
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy, Social Science, History
SeriesHarvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2007-032783
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number64
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal181/.112
Table Of ContentIntroduction Part I: Historical Background The Singapore Experiment and Rujia Capitalism Developments in 1980s Taiwan and the Mainland The Rise of Ruxue in 1990s China Ruxue Studies in Post-1990 Taiwan Part II: Ruxue and Chinese Culture Ruxue: The Core of Chinese Culture Guo Qiyong, Zheng Jiadong, and Rujia Identity Daotong and Chinese Culture Part III: The Politics of Orthodoxy Lin Anwu's Post-New Confucianism Ruxue: Daotong Versus Zhengtong From Dubting Antiquity to Explaining Antiquity: Reconstructing Early Ru Intellectual History in Contemporary China Marxism and Ruxue Part IV: Distinguishing Rujiao and Propagating Ruxue Jian Qing's Ruxue Revivalism Rujiao as Religion Popularization of Ruxue and Rujia Thought and Values Conclusion Works Cited Index
SynopsisSince the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a sustained resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in "ruxue" --"Confucianism"--variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This discourse has led to a proliferation of contending conceptions of "ruxue," as well as proposals for rejuvenating it to make it a vital cultural and psycho-spiritual resource in the modern world. This study aims to show how "ruxue" has been conceived in order to assess the achievements of this enterprise; to identify which aspects of "ru" thought and values academics find viable, and why; to highlight the dynamics involved in the ongoing cross-fertilization between academics in China and Taiwan; and to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism. Four key arguments are developed. First, the process of intellectual cross-fertilization and rivalry between scholars has served to sustain academic interest in "ruxue," Second, contrary to conventional wisdom, party-state support in the PRC does not underpin the continuing academic discourse on "ruxue," Third, cultural nationalism, rather than state nationalism, better explains the nature of this activity. Fourth, academic discourse on "ruxue" provides little evidence of robust philosophical creativity., Since the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in ruxue --"Confucianism"--variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This study shows how ruxue has been conceived in order to assess its achievements., Since the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a sustained resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in ruxue --"Confucianism"--variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This discourse has led to a proliferation of contending conceptions of ruxue , as well as proposals for rejuvenating it to make it a vital cultural and psycho-spiritual resource in the modern world. This study aims to show how ruxue has been conceived in order to assess the achievements of this enterprise; to identify which aspects of ru thought and values academics find viable, and why; to highlight the dynamics involved in the ongoing cross-fertilization between academics in China and Taiwan; and to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism. Four key arguments are developed. First, the process of intellectual cross-fertilization and rivalry between scholars has served to sustain academic interest in ruxue . Second, contrary to conventional wisdom, party-state support in the PRC does not underpin the continuing academic discourse on ruxue . Third, cultural nationalism, rather than state nationalism, better explains the nature of this activity. Fourth, academic discourse on ruxue provides little evidence of robust philosophical creativity., Since the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a sustained resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in ruxue -"Confucianism"-variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This discourse has led to a proliferation of contending conceptions of ruxue , as well as proposals for rejuvenating it to make it a vital cultural and psycho-spiritual resource in the modern world. This study aims to show how ruxue has been conceived in order to assess the achievements of this enterprise; to identify which aspects of ru thought and values academics find viable, and why; to highlight the dynamics involved in the ongoing cross-fertilization between academics in China and Taiwan; and to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism. Four key arguments are developed. First, the process of intellectual cross-fertilization and rivalry between scholars has served to sustain academic interest in ruxue . Second, contrary to conventional wisdom, party-state support in the PRC does not underpin the continuing academic discourse on ruxue . Third, cultural nationalism, rather than state nationalism, better explains the nature of this activity. Fourth, academic discourse on ruxue provides little evidence of robust philosophical creativity.
LC Classification NumberBL1840.M35 2008
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