The Way of Clear Distinctions: Exploring the Possibility of Integrating Confucian Culture and Democratic Governance from the Perspective of Xunzi

Author: Chu Zhaohua
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This book is the crystallization of Chu Zhaohua's comprehensive understanding of both Eastern and Western philosophy. Using Xunzi as a case study, the author aims to explore the possibility of integrating Confucian culture with democratic governance. The book makes the following significant contributions:
1. A new attempt to seek a path for integrating Confucian culture and democratic governance: By finding a common context for their dialogue, it uncovers a more immediate way for their convergence.
2. Drawing on modern philosophical methods, it delves beneath the surface meaning of the texts to uncover their implicit deeper tendencies, and through creative interpretation, brings them to light and guides them forward.
3. A clarification of the different dimensions of human nature and freedom.
4. Centered on the thinking method of "clarifying distinctions" (mingfen), it offers a new interpretation of various aspects of Xunzi's thought and its significance.