Towards Confucian republicanism : democracy as virtue politics
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Towards Confucian republicanism : democracy as virtue politics
（Studies in comparative political theory / series edotor, Diedo A. von Vacano ; consulting editors, Andrew March and Loubna El Amine）
Oxford University Press, c2025
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Summary: "Yet this perfectionist theme of Confucianism did not begin with these masters. Instead, they were working within and in response to a longstanding political tradition that can be traced back to the mythical beginning of Chinese civilization according to which the legendary sage-kings established a realm of peace, prosperity and harmony. One can hardly ascertain the historical truth of these myths, but the historical imagination of these sage-king nonetheless informed Confucianism's foundational understanding of the nature of politics in what was eventually canonized as the Five Confucian Classics. These five sets of books contain the stories, sayings and poetry of the ancient sagely leaders, which are deemed as the default authoritative source of wisdom by Confucians throughout the ages"--Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-339) and index
