1st Edition

Confucian Comparative Political Philosophy

By Yong Li Copyright 2025
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

This book conducts a comparative study between Confucian political philosophy and contemporary political philosophy in the analytic tradition. The author demonstrates the relevance of Confucianism to contemporary discussions on important political ideals, such as equality, democracy, human rights, perfectionism, and global justice. He also introduces individual Confucian thinkers, including... Read more

1    Introduction  2    Justification of Political Values in Confucianism  3    Between Confucianism and Equality  4    Between Confucianism and Democracy  5    Confucianism and Human Rights  6   Between Confucianism and Perfectionism  7   Confucianism and Global Justice

Biography

Yong Li (PhD, Saint Louis University), is Professor of Philosophy at Wuhan University and Associate Dean of School of Philosophy. Dr. Li works primarily in ethics and political philosophy, and focuses on Confucian ethics and comparative political philosophy. He serves as a co-editor for the book series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Chinese Philosophy. His recent books include Moral Partiality (Routledge, 2023).