Makes Mencius' and Xunzi's political thought accessible to political theorists, philosophers and scientists with no expertise in classical Chinese or sinology.

Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary C

Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introducti

Winner of the Helen and Howard Marraro Prize A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year “Perhaps the greatest study ever written of Renaissance political th

Confucian Democracy in East Asia explores the unique Confucian reasoning that still exists in much of East Asian culture.