{"product_id":"9780674028111-lost-soul","title":"Lost Soul","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Confucianism” in Contemporary Chinese Academic Discourse\u003cbr\u003eSince the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e—“Confucianism”—variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This study shows how \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e has been conceived in order to assess its achievements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a sustained resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e—“Confucianism”—variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This discourse has led to a proliferation of contending conceptions of \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as proposals for rejuvenating it to make it a vital cultural and psycho-spiritual resource in the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study aims to show how \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e has been conceived in order to assess the achievements of this enterprise; to identify which aspects of \u003ci\u003eru\u003c\/i\u003e thought and values academics find viable, and why; to highlight the dynamics involved in the ongoing cross-fertilization between academics in China and Taiwan; and to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour key arguments are developed. First, the process of intellectual cross-fertilization and rivalry between scholars has served to sustain academic interest in \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e. Second, contrary to conventional wisdom, party-state support in the PRC does not underpin the continuing academic discourse on \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e. Third, cultural nationalism, rather than state nationalism, better explains the nature of this activity. Fourth, academic discourse on \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e provides little evidence of robust philosophical creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450758607222,"sku":"9780674028111","price":37.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28297593.jpg?v=1760453928","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674028111-lost-soul","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}