This book explores how Confucian thought, which was the ideological underpinning of traditional, imperial China, is being developed and refined into a New Confucianism relevant for the twenty-first century. It traces the development of Confucian thought, examines significant new texts, and shows how New Confucianism relates to various spheres of life, how it informs views on key philosophical issues, and how it affects personal conduct. Starting by exploring the philosophical and ideological principles of New Confucianism, the book goes on to explain how New Confucianism is a collective process of continuous creation and recreation, an incessant and evolving discourse. It argues that New Confucianism, unlike its earlier manifestation, is more accommodating of a plurality of ideologies in the world; and that understanding Confucianism and how it is developing is essential for understanding contemporary China.

About the Author
Jesus Sole-Farras is a lecturer in East Asia Studies at the Open University of Catalonia, Spain.

Reviews

"The New Confucianism in Twenty-First Century China: the Construction of a Discourse is an important contribution to Sinology generally and Confucian studies specially, and a good resource for graduate students and researchers
alike."

Peter T. C. Chang PhD, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Journal of Global and International Studies

"He understands New Confucianism as 'the contemporary Confucianism that includes the Confucianist thought generated in the wake of the May Fourth Movement of 1919.' His notion of contemporary Confucianism, as depicted in the book, largely embraces an intellectual (mainly abstract) project that is being articulated in academe."

Lukas Pokorny, University of Vienna, Austria. Religious Studies Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, March 2018

Book Information
ISBN 9781138203990
Author Jesus Sole-Farras
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g