The ideal Chinese political leader : a historical and cultural perspective

Xuezhi Guo

Xuezhi Guo examines traditional Chinese political theory that fuses idealistic altruist pursuit with functional practicability. He investigates the ideal personality criteria of political leaders for both ideal and real politics--a combination of the values and ethics of Confucian, Daoist, and Legalist traditions. While addressing complementary roles of Chinese schools of thought in which ideal personality is grounded, Guo identifies five characteristics of an ideal political leader, traces their evolution, and then analyzes these characteristics as they influence ideal personality of political leaders. As modeled by a paragon of combining the Confucian noble man, the Daoist sage or authentic person, and the Legalist enlightened leader, Chinese political leaders pursue humaneness, ritualism, moralism, and follow naturalism in order to seek political survival and advancement against the radical development of Confucian political zealousness. He emphasizes the philosophical and historical conditions that facilitate the production of agency in an effort to understand how the legacy continues. A provocative analysis that will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and policy makers involved with Chinese politics, history, and philosophy.

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[目次]

  • Preface
  • Personality of the Confucian Noble Man (Junzi)
  • Humaneness: Foundation of Confucian Political Theory
  • Ritualism: Autonomous Moral Personality vs. Politicization
  • Moralism: Ethics, Society, and Politics
  • Political Pursuit of the Junzi
  • Personality of Daoist Sage (Shengren) and Authentic Person (Zhenren)
  • Daoist Political Thought: From the Daodejing to Huang-Lao Daoism
  • Naturalism: Personal Spirituality against Artificiality
  • Principal of Self-Protection in Political Pursuit
  • Personality of Legalist Enlightened Leader (Mingjun)
  • Political Strategist
  • The Art of Ruling
  • Enlightened Depotism Behind Realpolitk
  • Political Technique Practiced by Contemporary Political Leaders
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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書名 The ideal Chinese political leader : a historical and cultural perspective
著作者等 Guo Xuezhi
出版元 Praeger
刊行年月 c2002
ページ数 xiii, 268 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 0275972593
NCID BA56859835
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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