Confucianism and Modernisation
Author: W. Zhang
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 1999-05-19
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780333749661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWei-Bin Zhang offers an authoritative guide to the philosophy of Confucianism and its impact in the Confucian regions, covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. All, except Singapore, employed Confucianism as the state ideology before the West came to East Asia. The differences and similarities between the variety of Confucian schools are examined. The author concludes that the philosophical and ethical principles of Confucianism will assist in the industrialization and democratization of the region.