Confucian Thought in China and Japan

Running head: CONFUCIAN THOUGHT IN CHINA AND JAPAN
Confucian Thought in China and Japan
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Thesis Statement
The essay argues that Confucianism has helped in achieving the consensus in the
society of China along with Japan that has paved the path for the intellectual development of
the people.
Roadmap
The thesis would be argued by me with the help of stating information from various
secondary sources like the journals and the books. In the first week, the articles were
identified in relation to Confucianism within China and that of Japan. In the second week,
useful information was extracted from the articles that can help in throwing important light
on the topic.
Overview of Paper
The paper elaborates on the view that the Chinese reformers made use of the ideals of
Confucianism that has helped in making China and Japan emerge as a dominant force within
the world. It has helped in transforming the human condition and has helped in attaining the
goals of the nations. The paper has stated that it has helped the people of China along with
Japan in the area of self-reflection that has helped in bringing about improvements in the
lives of the people.
Annotated Bibliography
Ames, Roger T., and David L. Hall. The democracy of the dead: Dewey, Confucius, and
the hope for democracy in China. Open Court, 2015.
The article talks about the fact that China is being confronted by the internal along
with the external forces that would undermine the traditional foundations of the place. The
article talks about the fact that China can work as a self-governing community with the help

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of various kinds of mediating institutions like the family along with the neighbourhood. The
Confucian philosophy has helped in the area of personal cultivation along with articulation of
the Chinese people. The Confucian society within China necessitates that the consensus is
achieved at that of aesthetic along with the practical level instead of that to the claim of
reason.
Lu, Shuang, Juan Rios, and Chien-Chung Huang. "Mindfully sharing capital in modern
China: Culture of giving and influence of Chinese philosophy." The China Nonprofit
Review8, no. 1 (2016): 52-65.
This article discusses that the philanthropic giving within China has been able to enter
a new era in the present age. The changing social environment within China has been able to
change the pattern of the giving behaviour of the people of China. The article talks about the
fact that the philanthropy of China does not act as a reflex behaviour but it acts as an intrinsic
intention within that of humanity. The article talks about the fact that the process of mindful
sharing that was imbibed within the Chinese owing to the Confucian ideals has helped in
building a social culture that has empowered the vulnerable population of China.
Jiang, Yi-Huah. "Confucian Political Theory in Contemporary China." Annual Review of
Political Science 21 (2018): 155-173.
The article discusses that traditional Confucian theory has been reconstructed that has
helped China in coping with the challenges of that of the modern times. The article talks
about the fact that it has helped the Chinese a new way of life that has worked to the benefit
of the Chinese. It has paved the path for the usage of the modern technologies that has helped
in transforming the cultural pattern of China. The revival has helped in altering the attitude of
the Chinese towards the traditions. The article talks about the fact that the New Confucians