American Civilization Portrayed in Ancient ConfucianismAlgora Publishing, 2003 - Počet stran: 228 Scholars have analyzed Chinese society in the light of contemporary Western social and natural sciences for centuries. This compact volume turns the tables and opens tantalizing new perspectives on the American civilization by examining it through the lens of ancient Confucianism. The current work invites Americans to step through the looking glass -- backwards, this time -- and view ourselves from a Confucian perspective. In his analysis, Zhang draws together references to the I Ching, Leibniz, Tocqueville, Lipset and Aristotle, a judicious few statistics such as crime rate and economic growth, and the lions of Chinese philosophy. Chapter 1: The American Civilization and Ancient Confucianism in Open Society Chapter 2: "All Men Are Created Equal" Versus All Men Are Born Equal Chapter 3: Democracy and Law Chapter 4: Education and Knowledge Chapter 5: Economic Freedom and Development Chapter 6: The American Universalism and Rational Civilizations in the Future |
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III Democracy and Law | 57 |
IV Education and Knowledge | 101 |
V Economic Freedom and Development | 127 |
VI American Universalism and Rational Civili zations in the Future | 171 |
References | 205 |
Preface and Acknowledgements | 1 |
I The American Civilization and Ancient Confucianism in An Open Society | 5 |
II All Men Are Created Equal Versus All Men Are Born Equal | 33 |
III Democracy and Law | 57 |
IV Education and Knowledge | 101 |
V Economic Freedom and Development | 127 |
VI American Universalism and Rational Civili zations in the Future | 171 |
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