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Confucian Tradition and Global Education (Hardcover): Wm.Theodore De Bary

Confucian Tradition and Global Education (Hardcover)

Wm.Theodore De Bary; Contributions by Chan-Fai Cheung, Tze-wan Kwan

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Drawn from a series of lectures that Wm. Theodore de Bary delivered in honor of the Chinese philosopher Tang Junyi, "Confucian Tradition and Global Education" is a unique synthesis of essay and debate concerning the future of Chinese education and the potential political uses of Confucianism in the contemporary world.

Rapid modernization and the rise of English as a global language increasingly threaten East Asia's cultural diversity and long-standing Confucian traditions. De Bary argues that keeping Confucianism alive in China is not only a matter of "Chinese identity," but also a critical part of achieving a multicultural global education. Scholars take different views on what is worth preserving in Confucian tradition, and whether it is possible for the classical teachings to remain relevant in today's high-tech educational environment. De Bary and his contributors assert that the Chinese classics are the key to this survival, and therefore their inclusion in a global humanities curriculum is essential.

De Bary also believes in the power of the classics to humanize the modernization process and to shape a more democratic East Asia. Kwan Tze-wan discusses the difficulty of teaching the Chinese humanities in English when certain ideas and values are best expressed in a native language, and Cheung Chan Fai demonstrates how it is still possible for Confucian humanism to contribute to a modern liberal education. Timely and passionately argued, "Confucian Tradition and Global Education" is a major work emphasizing the importance of Chinese philosophy in the post-World War II era.

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Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2007
First published: April 2007
Editors: Wm.Theodore De Bary
Contributors: Chan-Fai Cheung • Tze-wan Kwan
Dimensions: 229 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-14120-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General
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LSN: 0-231-14120-3
Barcode: 9780231141208

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