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167. Is Democracy the “Least Bad” System for Minority Groups?In Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 180-205. 2006.
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158. Democratic Education in a Multicultural Context: Lessons from SingaporeIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 206-228. 2006.
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14East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East AsiaPrinceton University Press. 2000.Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of "Asian values" argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. Liberal democrats in the West typically counter by questioning the motives of Asian critics, arguing that Asian leaders are merely trying to rationalize human-rights violations and authoritarian rule. In this book--written as a dialogue between an American democrat named De…Read more
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12Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the WorldPrinceton University Press. 2020.A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the political All complex and large-scale societies are organized along certain hierarchies, but the concept of hierarchy has become almost taboo in the modern world. Just Hierarchy contends that this stigma is a mistake. In fact, as Daniel Bell and Wang Pei show, it is neither possible nor advisable to do away with social hierarchies. Drawing their arguments from Chinese thought and culture as well as other…Read more
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124. The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights NGOs: Reflections on Dialogues between Practitioners and TheoristsIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 84-118. 2006.
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1210. East Asian Capitalism in an Age of GlobalizationIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 255-280. 2006.
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11IndexIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 369-379. 2006.
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111. Introduction: One Size Doesn’t Fit AllIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 1-20. 2006.
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10Forms of Justice: Critical perspectives on David Miller’s political philosophy (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield. 2003.A distinguished group of political philosophers takes Miller's theory as a starting point and debates whether justice takes one form or many. Drawing real world implications from theories of justice and examining in depth social justice, national justice, and global justice, this book falls on the cutting edge of the latest developments in political theory. Visit our website for sample chapters!
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10Human Rights and Social Criticism in Contemporary Chinese Political TheoryPolitical Theory 32 (3): 396-408. 2004.
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10Ethics in Action: The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights Nongovernmental Organizations (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2006.This book is the product of a multi-year dialogue between leading human rights theorists and high-level representatives of international human rights NGOs. It is divided into three parts that reflect the major ethical challenges discussed at the workshops: the ethical challenges associated with interaction between relatively rich and powerful northern-based human rights INGOs and recipients of their aid in the South; whether and how to collaborate with governments that place severe restrictions …Read more
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812. Responses to Critics: The Real and the IdealIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 323-342. 2006.
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7Confucian Political Ethics (edited book)Princeton University Press. 2007.For much of the twentieth century, Confucianism was condemned by Westerners and East Asians alike as antithetical to modernity. Internationally renowned philosophers, historians, and social scientists argue otherwise in Confucian Political Ethics. They show how classical Confucian theory--with its emphasis on family ties, self-improvement, education, and the social good--is highly relevant to the most pressing dilemmas confronting us today. Drawing upon in-depth, cross-cultural dialogues, the co…Read more
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75. What’s Wrong with Active Citizenship? A Comparison of Physical Education in Ancient Greece and Ancient ChinaIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 121-151. 2006.
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79. Culture and Egalitarian Development: Confucian Constraints on Property RightsIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 231-254. 2006.
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7Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power (edited book)Princeton University Press. 2011.The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What should it look like? And what will China's rise mean for the rest of world? This book, written by China's most influential foreign policy thinker, sets out a vision for the coming decades from China's point of view. In the West, Yan Xuetong is often regarded as a hawkish policy advisor and enemy of liberal internationalists. But a very different picture e…Read more
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6Une perspective confucéenne sur les droits de propriétéRevue de Philosophie Économique 24 (1): 67-93. 2023.Tout au long de l’histoire de la Chine, les confucéens se sont opposés au contrôle rigoureux du gouvernement légiste et ont mis en garde contre les effets négatifs de l’intervention de l’État dans l’économie. Cela ne s’est toutefois pas traduit par l’approbation d’un régime de droits de propriété privée sans entraves. Du point de vue confucéen, l’État a l’obligation de garantir les conditions du bien-être matériel de base de la population et celle-ci est prioritaire sur la promotion du marché li…Read more
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5Book Review: Ransomed, Redeemed, and Forgiven: Money and the Atonement by David H. McIlroy (review)Studies in Christian Ethics 37 (1): 167-170. 2024.
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4Selected bibliographyIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. pp. 343-368. 2006.
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2AcknowledgmentsIn Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context, Princeton University Press. 2006.
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2Confucianism for the Modern World (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2003.While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out in meticulous detail the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world. The contributors to this book - internationally renowned philosophers, lawyers, historians, and social scientists - argue for fea…Read more
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1Roles, Community, and MoralityIn James Behuniak (ed.), Appreciating the Chinese Difference: Engaging Roger T. Ames on Methods, Issues, and Roles, Suny Press. pp. 203-211. 2018.
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Realizing TianxiaIn Tze-Ki Hon (ed.), Confucianism for the contemporary world: global order, political plurality, and social action, State University of New York Press. pp. 45-64. 2017.
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