Tradition in Fracture

Author: Zheng Jiadong
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: In the process of modernization, what role will traditional thought play? This is a major theoretical issue widely concerned by scholars. This book examines the problems and challenges Confucianism, as a spiritual tradition, philosophy, and religion, encountered in the special social and historical context of the 20th century. It pays special attention to the complex relationship between thought and history, as well as between tradition and reality. Through macro-level perspectives and case analyses, it reveals the deeper meanings and their intrinsic relevance to the future development of the nation, covering three levels—Confucianism, philosophy, and religion in terms of content.