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100	1		_aBai, Tongdong, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAgainst political equality : _bthe Confucian case / _cTongdong Bai.
264		1	_aPrinceton, New Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2020]
300			_axxiv, 315 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aThe Princeton-China series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-304) and index
505	0		_aWhy Confucianism? Which Confucianism? -- Confucianism on political legitimacy: for the people, of the people, but not by the people -- A Confucian hybrid regime as an answer to democratic problems -- The superiority of the Confucian hybrid regime defended -- Compassion as the new social glue in the society of strangers -- Conflict in the expansion of care: the private versus the public -- Tian Xia: a Confucian model of national identity and international relations -- Humane responsibility overrides sovereignty: a Confucian theory of just war -- A Confucian theory of rights -- Postscript.
520	8		_aWhat might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas. Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liberal aspects of democracy along with the democratic ideas of equal opportunities and governmental accountability to the people. But Confucianism would give more political decision-making power to those with the moral, practical, and intellectual capabilities of caring for the people. While most democratic thinkers still focus on strengthening equality to cure the ills of democracy, the proposed hybrid regime-made up of Confucian-inspired meritocratic characteristics combined with democratic elements and a quasi-liberal system of laws and rights-recognizes that egalitarian qualities sometimes conflict with good governance and the protection of liberties, and defends liberal aspects by restricting democratic ones. Bai applies his views to the international realm by supporting a hierarchical order based on how humane each state is toward its own and other peoples, and on the principle of international interventions whereby humane responsibilities override sovereignty. Exploring the deficiencies posed by many liberal democracies, Against Political Equality presents a novel Confucian-engendered alternative for solving today's political problems.
650		0	_aConfucianism and state.
650		0	_aPolitical science _zChina _xHistory.
650		7	_a08.45 political philosophy. _2bcl _0(NL-LeOCL)077593537
650		7	_aConfucianism and state. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00875083
650		7	_aPolitical science. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01069781
651		7	_aChina. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01206073
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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