2009/01/01 by David Ownby · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Chinese history and philosophy #Civil society #Sociology #Project commissioning #Political science #Social science #Publishing #Environmental ethics #Law #Philosophy #Politics
paper · pdf · doi:10.4000/chinaperspectives.4928
openalex publication_date 2009/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
This article examines the academic and intellectual career of Kang Xiaoguang, a prominent advocate of Confucianism and of the establishment of Confucianism as China’s state religion. It argues that Kang’s advocacy is rooted in a utilitarian vision of religion, and a pragmatic desire to encourage the development of healthy state-society relations in twenty-first century China.