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Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case

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Availability:In StockContributor:Tongdong BaiSeries:Princeton-China #2Publish date:2021-08-10Pages:344
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691230207ISBN-10:069123020XUPC:9780691230207Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, Eastern, History & TheorySize:9.00 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCY6ZTEQ5Z

How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today's political problems

What might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas.

Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liberal aspects of democracy along with the democratic ideas of equal opportunities and governmental accountability to the people. But Confucianism would give more political decision-making power to those with the moral, practical, and intellectual capabilities of caring for the people. While most democratic thinkers still focus on strengthening equality to cure the ills of democracy, the proposed hybrid regime--made up of Confucian-inspired meritocratic characteristics combined with democratic elements and a quasi-liberal system of laws and rights--recognizes that egalitarian qualities sometimes conflict with good governance and the protection of liberties, and defends liberal aspects by restricting democratic ones. Bai applies his views to the international realm by supporting a hierarchical order based on how humane each state is toward its own and other peoples, and on the principle of international interventions whereby humane responsibilities override sovereignty.

Exploring the deficiencies posed by many liberal democracies, Against Political Equality presents a novel Confucian-engendered alternative for solving today's political problems.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691230207ISBN-10:069123020XUPC:9780691230207Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, Eastern, History & TheorySize:9.00 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCY6ZTEQ5Z
Tongdong Bai is the Dongfang Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University in Shanghai and a Global Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. His books include China: The Political Philosophy of the Middle Kingdom.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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