The Rebirth of the Moral Self

Download or read book The Rebirth of the Moral Self written by Jana S Ro?ker and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Confucian revival which manifests itself in the Modern Confucian current, belongs to the most important streams of thought in contemporary Chinese philosophy. The Rebirth of the Moral Self introduces this stream of thought by focusing on the second generation Modern Confucians— Mou Zongsan, Tang Junyi, Xu Fuguan and Fang Dongmei. These scholars argue that traditional Confucianism, as a specifically Chinese social, political, and moral system of thought can, if adapted to the modern era, serve as the foundation for an ethically meaningful modern life.