Reviving the Past for the Future?: The (In)compatibility between Confucianism and Democracy in Contemporary China

Asian Philosophy 24 (2):147-157 (2014)
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The issue of (in)compatibility between Confucianism and modern democracy, particularly in China, has attracted much debate over the decade. This article singles out the particular notion of Minben ??, which is at the center of the argument for a ?Confucian democracy?, and argues that it is fundamentally different from modern democracy. However, this does not mean that Confucianism could not be connected with modern democracy. The important question is: what exactly does it mean to ?connect? Confucianism to the modern society? The author argues that only by being disconnected with political power could there be meaningful ?Confucian democracy? today in China

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