New publication by Thomas Fröhlich: "Tang Junyi"

10. Mai 2017, von AAI Webmaster

We are delighted to announce a new publication by Thomas Fröhlich, professor of sinology at the Department for Chinese Language and Culture at Hamburg University: “Tang Junyi: Confucian Philosophy and the Challenge of Modernity.”

The author examines Tang Junyi’s philosophical oeuvre which stands as one of the most ambitious Chinese projects to come to terms with modernity in 20th century.

From the abstract: “Both inside and outside of China, there have been heated debates about Confucian democracy, Confucian values and ethics, and Confucian alternatives to Western models of modernization. In many respects, however, the discussions have reached an impasse: Whereas some observers tend to depict Confucianism as a panacea for all kinds of political and social ills in East Asian and Western societies, others consider it to be a mere vestige of the Chinese tradition which lacks any relevance for contemporary discourse. The present study proposes a way through this impasse based on a critical examination of the modern Confucian project developed by the exiled philosopher Tang Junyi (1909-1978). Tang’s comprehensive reinterpretation of Confucianism ranks among the most ambitious philosophical projects in modern Chinese history.”

The book has been published by Brill; thanks to the support of “Knowledge Unlatched,” the PDF is freely accessible at:

http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/books/9789004330139

or

http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=627443;keyword=%22Knowledge%20Unlatched%22