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
4 - The Psychology of Negative Confucianism
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 Chapter 2, I argued that Mencius’s and Xunzi’s contrasting attitudes toward the abdication doctrine, and, more importantly, their differing visions of Confucian constitutionalism, ultimately have to do with their differing conceptualizations of kingship – personal (Mencius) and institutional (Xunzi).
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- Theorizing Confucian Virtue PoliticsThe Political Philosophy of Mencius and Xunzi, pp. 117 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019