This book offers a unique and engaging exploration of the values essential for good governance, featuring thought-provoking dialogues between esteemed scholars from Eastern and Western backgrounds. Going beyond traditional scholarly papers, these scholars engage in sincere and enthusiastic conversations, sharing heuristic examples, captivating personal stories, and innovative ethical and cultural perspectives.
What sets this book apart is the intriguing exchange between Western scholars delving into significant Confucian values such as "respect for relationship, the family, ritual, and harmony," and Eastern scholars exploring modern Western values like "individual rights and equality." By examining the implications of these deeply rooted values for contemporary society's governance, the book fosters a valuable learning experience between the East and West through engaged dialogues.
This innovative approach serves as a bridge for cross-cultural understanding, promoting mutual learning and appreciation. The book not only appeals to scholars but also serves as an enlightening reader for individuals interested in human values, contemporary governance, and cross-cultural studies. It offers a rich tapestry of insights that provoke critical thinking and contribute to our understanding of the complexities surrounding governance and cultural values in today's world.
Ruiping Fan is chair professor of philosophy at the City University of Hong Kong, specializing in bioethics and comparative philosophy. He draws on Confucian cultural resources in his research, exploring the intersection of ethics and medicine. He has published extensively, with over 190 journal articles and book chapters to his name. Notably, he has authored books such as "Reconstructionist Confucianism: Rethinking Morality after the West" (2010) and "Contemporary Confucian Bioethics" (2011), among others. Dr. Fan is a founding editor of the International Journal of Chinese & Comparative Philosophy of Medicine, a bilingual journal based in Hong Kong. He also serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (USA) and the Chinese Medical Ethics journal (China).
Sungmoon Kim is a chair professor of Political Philosophy and director of the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy at the City University of Hong Kong. He received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Maryland at College Park and taught previously at the University of Richmond and Yonsei University. His research interests include Confucian democratic and constitutional theory, East Asian political thought, and comparative political theory, and his essays have appeared in journals such as American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Constellations, Contemporary Political Theory, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, European Journal of Political Theory, History of Political Thought, Journal of the History of Ideas, Journal of Politics, Law & Social Inquiry, Philosophy East and West, Philosophy & Social Criticism, and The Review of Politics among others
