Tam, K. P. (2023) Confucian multiculturalism: a Kantian reinterpretation of the Classic of Rites. Eidos, 7(1), pp. 26-46. (doi: 10.14394/eidos.jpc.2023.0003)
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Abstract
Chinese Communist monocultural policies, notably the re-education camps for the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, have recently been condemned for violating human rights. In response to critics, the Chinese Communist Party frequently replied that one should not impose Western concepts of democracy, liberty, and human rights on the Chinese people. Nevertheless, instead of introducing Western philosophies criticizing the current Chinese Communist monoculturalism; with the help of a modern reinterpretation of the Classic of Rites, this paper aims to construct a Confucian Multiculturalism and argues that: (1) the Classic of Rites explicitly warned against cultural assimilations of “barbarians” into the “civilized” Empire, (2) the Classic of Rites acknowledges cultural diversities, and (3) although the Classic of Rites does not explain clearly why the imperial court should tolerate cultural diversities, a Kantian reinterpretation of the Chinese concept of 敬 Jing implies the respects for minority rights. In doing so, this paper formulates Confucian Multiculturalism as a new model of the Chinese philosophy of culture which asserts cultural diversity.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | philosophy of culture, Chinese philosophy, Confucianism |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Tam, Dr Ka Pok |
| Authors: | Tam, K. P. |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) D History General and Old World > DS Asia G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
| Journal Name: | Eidos |
| Publisher: | University of Warsaw, Faculty of Philosophy |
| ISSN: | 2544-302X |
| ISSN (Online): | 2544-302X |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Author |
| First Published: | First published in Eidos 7(1):26-46 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons license |
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