{"product_id":"lost-soul-john-makeham-9780674028111","title":"Lost Soul: \"Confucianism\" in Contemporary Chinese Academic Discourse","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a sustained resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e--\"Confucianism\"--variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This discourse has led to a proliferation of contending conceptions of \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as proposals for rejuvenating it to make it a vital cultural and psycho-spiritual resource in the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study aims to show how \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e has been conceived in order to assess the achievements of this enterprise; to identify which aspects of \u003ci\u003eru\u003c\/i\u003e thought and values academics find viable, and why; to highlight the dynamics involved in the ongoing cross-fertilization between academics in China and Taiwan; and to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour key arguments are developed. First, the process of intellectual cross-fertilization and rivalry between scholars has served to sustain academic interest in \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e. Second, contrary to conventional wisdom, party-state support in the PRC does not underpin the continuing academic discourse on \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e. Third, cultural nationalism, rather than state nationalism, better explains the nature of this activity. Fourth, academic discourse on \u003ci\u003eruxue\u003c\/i\u003e provides little evidence of robust philosophical creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Makeham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674028112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674028111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.15h x 6.37w x 1.25d","brand":"John Makeham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086756196607,"sku":"9780674028111","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e103cd9-5a35-4cef-b0de-310de7a7fb54.jpg?v=1769096396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-soul-john-makeham-9780674028111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}