New Confucian Political Philosophy - Tu Wei-Ming’s Fiduciary Community
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Ralph Weber
University of St. Gallen
Published 2004-12-01
https://doi.org/10.15388/AOV.2004.18237
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Weber, R. (2004) “New Confucian Political Philosophy - Tu Wei-Ming’s Fiduciary Community”, Acta Orientalia Vilnensia, 5, pp. 92–103. doi:10.15388/AOV.2004.18237.

Abstract

This paper engages with the thought of the contemporary New Confucian and Harvard scholar Tu Wei-ming. Its particular focus is on what could be termed “New Confucian Political Philosophy.” Yet, is it appropriate to speak of a specific political philosophy within Confucianism, or, more specifically, within its 20th century successor New Confucianism? Is it fit to use familiar categories of political philosophy such as liberal-communitarian, individual-society, or democratic-authoritarian in order to scrutinise New Confucianism? Taking questions such as these seriously, this paper starts with some important methodological issues and only then turns to Tu Wei-ming’s proposal of a fiduciary community, that is, of a community of trust. Among other issues, the Confucian family, self-cultivation, and the concept of politics as rectification are discussed. At the end, Tu Wei-ming’s ideas of how to make this Confucian sense of politics and of community contribute to contemporary political philosophy are briefly addressed.

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