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Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tongdong Bai
SeriesThe Princeton-China Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:344
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreNon-western philosophy
Social and political philosophy
Confucianism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691230207
ClassificationsDewey:321.8
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 10 August 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today's political problems What might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas. Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liber

Author Biography

Tongdong Bai is the Dongfang Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University in Shanghai and a Global Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. His books include China: The Political Philosophy of the Middle Kingdom.

Reviews

"An insightful guide to a mode of thinking becoming ever stronger in a China that has turned strongly against liberalism."---Rana Mitter, Financial Times