1st Edition

Agricultural Digitization and Zhongyong Philosophy Creating a Sustainable Circular Economy

By Yiyan Chen, Hooi Hooi Lean, Ye Li Copyright 2023
96 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

96 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

96 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This interdisciplinary book combines digital technology with Eastern philosophy to examine how the concept of Zhongyong in Confucianism can be used to coordinate digital technology with sustainable agriculture. Zhongyong comes from the connotation of moderate and sustainable in ancient Chinese culture. It is with this concept in mind that this book presents a novel collaboration between... Read more

1. Agricultural Digitalization and Its Advantages

2. The Concept, Connotation, and Logic of the Zhongyong

3. Green Data Center and Blockchain: A Systematic Overview

4. Technical Contradiction and Commonality: Centralization, Decentralization, and Pervasiveness

5. Confucian "Zhongyong"

6. Digital Transformation Project of Beijing Liuminying Ecological Farm

Conclusion: Integration of Zhongyong and Digital Technology Has a Bright Prospect

Biography

Yiyan Chen is a full-time PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. He is also a senior engineer in computer science and a senior economic engineer in business administration.

Hooi Hooi Lean is a professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. She received Malaysia’s Research Star Award in 2017 from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Clarivate Analytics and was listed in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists.

Ye Li is an assistant professor in the College of Economic and Social Development at Nankai University, Tianjin, China.