The relevance of Confucianism in modern China Mikołaj Chojnowski Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Confucianism is what Christianity is to Europe. It is a building bloc for all political philosophies that have been created by the Chinese political thinkers, philosophers etc. In the current era of China’s emergence as a prominent regional power in Far East Asia and with a capable strategy of projecting soft power onto the world, it is no surprise that we attribute these accomplishments to the economic successes of China’s decision makers. However, the influence of the Middle Kingdom’s political heritage in a form of the Confucian thought has been overshadowed to some extent. Discipline and order inside the government institutions is just as important as the introduction of new economic plans in a previously central-governed economy. It is thanks to the reintroduction and adaptation of the Confucian thought in the postDeng Xiaoping era that propelled China into its current position. Keywords: Confucianism, Confucian thought, China, post-Mao Zendong era, values
Mikołaj Chojnowski – student, Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych, Instytut Nauk Politycznych i Stosunków Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Kontakt: choina.chojnowski@student.uj.edu.pl. Recenzent: dr Marek Tylkowski, Zakład Studiów Azjatyckich, Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych, Uniwersytet SWPS.
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