Thesis
Confucian justification of leadership democracy: a distinction between Confucian ethics and politics
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My doctoral study focuses on the relationship between classic Confucian thought and democratic theory, examining whether canonical Confucian texts in the pre-Qin period (770-221 BC), especially the Analects, the Mencius and the Xunzi, can provide intellectual sources of justification for democracy. In Confucian political theory today, there is a crucial debate on whether the stretch of Confucian thought can lend support to democracy. Examining the relationship between Confucianism and demo...
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2021-04-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Jin, Y
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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