Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Confucianism Meets Liberalism 1
6. Confucianism in Comparative Perspective 27
7. Returning to Moral Religion 59
8. The Endless Pursuit of Self-Perfection 89
9. Democracy and the Politics of Innovation 115
10. Civility and the Renovation of Tradition 143
11. The Confucian Political Ideal Revisited 183
12. Confucian Res Publica Citizens and the State 211
13. Freedom and Rights 245
14. Conclusion 275
15. Notes 281
16. Bibliography 347
17. Index 367