Daniel A. Bell is professor of political philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing. His books include Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context and East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia (both Princeton). He writes on China-related affairs for Dissent and the Guardian's Comment Is Free blog.
What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this entertaining and illuminating book, one of the few Westerners to teach at a Chinese university draws on his personal experiences to paint an unexpected portrait of a society undergoing faster and more sweeping changes than anywhere else on earth. With a storyteller's eye for detail, Daniel Bell observes the rituals, routines, and tensions of daily life in China. China's New Confucianism makes the case that as the nation retreats from communism, it is embracing a new Confucianism that offers a compelling alternative to Western liberalism.
Bell provides an insider's account of Chinese culture and, along the way, debunks a variety of stereotypes. He presents the startling argument that Confucian social hierarchy can actually contribute to economic equality in China. He covers such diverse social topics as sex, sports, and the treatment of domestic workers. He considers the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, wondering whether Chinese overcompetitiveness might be tempered by Confucian civility. And he looks at education in China, showing the ways Confucianism impacts his role as a political theorist and teacher.
By examining the challenges that arise as China adapts ancient values to contemporary society, China's New Confucianism enriches the dialogue of possibilities available to this rapidly evolving nation.
原载《东方早报》2009年12月20日B09版 我们身边这些学者,开口就是“亚洲”、“东亚”,野蛮地把包含普遍主义指向的古典思想变成一种特殊主义的东西。思想所遭受的野蛮“压缩”操作,不亚于手术台上的“缩胸手术”。施术者还拿着缩切为“东亚A罩杯”的“中国哲学”出去向西方学...
評分What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this...
not recommending, but I will be citing some sentences off the book for the intro/chapter 5 of my dissertation
评分The biggest problem of the author is that he never struggles during thinking and writing.
评分文不對題的典範。不過裏頭有些好玩的一手二手材料
评分The biggest problem of the author is that he never struggles during thinking and writing.
评分fascinating
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