New Confucian Political Philosophy - Tu Wei-ming's Fiduciary Community
Journal
Acta Orientalia Vilnensia
ISSN
1648-2662
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2004
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper engages with the thought of the contemporary New Confucian and Harvard scholar Tu Wei-ming. Its particular focus is on what could be termed "New Confucian Political Philosophy." Yet, is it appropriate to speak of a specific political philosophy within Confucianism, or, more specifically, within its 20th century successor New Confucianism? Is it fit to use familiar categories of political philosophy such as liberal-communitarian, individual-society, or democratic-authoritarian in order to scrutinise New Confucianism? Taking questions such as these seriously, this paper starts with some important methodological issues and only then turns to Tu Wei-ming's proposal of a fiduciary community, that is, of a community of trust. Among other issues, the Confucian family, self-cultivation, and the concept of "politics as rectification" are discussed. At the end, Tu Wei-ming's ideas of how to make this Confucian sense of politics and of community contribute to contemporary political philosophy are briefly addressed.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Publisher
Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Publisher place
Vilnius
Volume
5
Start page
92
End page
103
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
18458