Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Against Political Equality: The Confucian CaseISBN13:9780691230207ISBN10:069123020XAuthor:Bai, Tongdong (Author)Description:How A Hybrid Confucian-Engendered Form Of Governance Might Solve Today's Political Problems What Might A Viable Political Alternative To Liberal Democracy Look Like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai Offers A Possibility Inspired By Confucian Ideas Bai Argues That Domestic Governance Influenced By Confucianism Can Embrace The Liberal Aspects Of Democracy Along With The Democratic Ideas Of Equal Opportunities And Governmental Accountability To The People But Confucianism Would Give More Political Decision-Making Power To Those With The Moral, Practical, And Intellectual Capabilities Of Caring For The People While Most Democratic Thinkers Still Focus On Strengthening Equality To Cure The Ills Of Democracy, The Proposed Hybrid Regime--Made Up Of Confucian-Inspired Meritocratic Characteristics Combined With Democratic Elements And A Quasi-Liberal System Of Laws And Rights--Recognizes That Egalitarian Qualities Sometimes Conflict With Good Governance And The Protection Of Liberties, And Defends Liberal Aspects By Restricting Democratic Ones Bai Applies His Views To The International Realm By Supporting A Hierarchical Order Based On How Humane Each State Is Toward Its Own And Other Peoples, And On The Principle Of International Interventions Whereby Humane Responsibilities Override Sovereignty Exploring The Deficiencies Posed By Many Liberal Democracies, Against Political Equality Presents A Novel Confucian-Engendered Alternative For Solving Today's Political Problems Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Princeton University PressPublication Date:2021-08-10Weight:1.15 lbsDimensions:Number of Pages:344Language:English
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Book Title: Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Tongdong Bai
Publication Name: Against Political Equality : the Confucian Case
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Series: The Princeton-China Ser.
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
