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Replacing Liberal Confucianism With Progressive Confucianism, Stephen C. Angle
Replacing Liberal Confucianism With Progressive Confucianism, Stephen C. Angle
Stephen C. Angle
The core thesis of this essay is that “progressive Confucianism” is a clear and viable category, a label for many though not all contemporary Confucians, which succeeds in capturing what is useful about so-called “liberal” Confucianism without suffering from various problems to which I show “liberal Confucianism” falls prey. The essay begins with examples of progressive Confucians being labeled as “liberal” in ways that are misleading. I next turn to the use of “liberal” by influential twentieth-century New Confucians and then look at some contemporary theorists who are often labeled “liberal Confucians.” Overall, for reasons having to do both with …
Confucianism On The Comeback: Current Trends In Culture, Values, Politics, And Economy, Stephen C. Angle
Confucianism On The Comeback: Current Trends In Culture, Values, Politics, And Economy, Stephen C. Angle
Stephen C. Angle
There is ample evidence that Confucianism is undergoing a multi-faceted revival in contemporary China. We see this in government slogans, in a runaway best-seller on the Analects, in educational experiments, and in academic activities. There are many motivations for the renewed interest in Confucianism and many different ways that self- avowed proponents of Confucianism understand their ultimate goals. As we seek to understand and teach about China, we need to keep these complexities in mind as we convey the multiple sides of a rapidly changing society.
'Dao' As A Nickname, Stephen C. Angle, John A. Gordon
'Dao' As A Nickname, Stephen C. Angle, John A. Gordon
Stephen C. Angle
Few would deny that the Dao De Jing is a puzzling text.One puzzle that has particularly vexed interpreters in recent years is how to understand the central term of the text, ‘dao.’ The difficulty can be brought out by considering the first lines of two consecutive chapters:
[41] When the highest type of men hear the way, with diligence they are able to practice it....
[42] The way gives birth to the one....
‘Way’—the ubiquitous and appropriate translation for ‘dao’—seems to be used in two very different fashions in these two passages. In [41], ‘way’ looks to be used in …