Confucian Culture and Harmonious Society

Author: Zhu Yiting
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The book "Confucian Culture and Harmonious Society" is truly timely. What "timely" and "blessing" does it respond to? The discerning can see at a glance that it responds to the "timely" and "blessing" of China's construction of a harmonious socialist society. Since the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee proposed the construction of a harmonious socialist society, "harmonious society" has become a buzzword in public discourse. If the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee still proposed the construction of a harmonious socialist society as one aspect of improving governance capacity, as the conscious awareness of the ruling party, then after the third session of the 10th National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the construction of a harmonious socialist society has transformed into the nation's conscious awareness, the people's consciousness, and the country's goal. This book was compiled in celebration of the 2556th anniversary of Confucius's birth. It comprehensively, systematically, and deeply explores the Confucian theories and wisdom on "harmony" and "harmonious society." The authors of the essays in this collection are mostly renowned scholars from universities and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Shanghai who have long been engaged in the study of Chinese philosophy. The contributions of the distinguished scholars, Professor Zhang Lìwén from the Confucius Institute at Renmin University of China and Professor Lou Yulié from Peking University, have also added luster to the symposium and this collection, enhancing the academic value of the book.