Trouble with Confucianism Paperback by Wm. Theodore de Bary

Product Details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press (1996-02-06)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 150 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674910164
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

In Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and other parts of East and Southeast Asia, as well as China, people are asking, "What does Confucianism have to offer today?" For some, Confucius is still the symbol of a reactionary and repressive past; for others, he is the humanist admired by generations of scholars and thinkers, East and West, for his ethical system and discipline. In the face of such complications, only a scholar of Theodore de Bary's stature could venture broad answers to the question of the significance of Confucianism in today's world.

About the Author

William Theodore de Bary was John Mitchell Mason Professor of the University, Emeritus, and Provost Emeritus at Columbia University.