Book contents
- Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics
- Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I Confucian Constitutionalism
- Part II Wang, Ba, and Interstate Relations
- 4 The Psychology of Negative Confucianism
- 5 Hegemonic Rule: Between Good and Evil
- 6 Responsibility for All under Heaven
- Conclusion: Between Old and New
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Hegemonic Rule: Between Good and Evil
from Part II - Wang, Ba, and Interstate Relations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2019
Book contents
- Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics
- Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I Confucian Constitutionalism
- Part II Wang, Ba, and Interstate Relations
- 4 The Psychology of Negative Confucianism
- 5 Hegemonic Rule: Between Good and Evil
- 6 Responsibility for All under Heaven
- Conclusion: Between Old and New
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the Confucian political tradition, badao (the Way of the hegemon) is commonly identified as the mode of statecraft that is squarely opposed to the Kingly Way, the ideal statecraft that relies on virtue and ritual, allegedly practiced by the ancient sage-kings.
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- Theorizing Confucian Virtue PoliticsThe Political Philosophy of Mencius and Xunzi, pp. 147 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019