This book addresses the Confucian philosophy of common good and deals with the comparative
philosophy on eastern and western understandings of common good. The common good is an
essentially contested concept in contemporary moral and political discussions. Although the
notion of the common good has a slightly antique air especially in the North Atlantic
discussion it has figured prominently in both the sophisticated theoretical accounts of moral
and political theory in recent years and also in the popular arguments brought for particular
political policies and for more general orientations toward policy. It has been at home both in
the political arsenal of the left and the right and has had special significance in ethical and
political debates in modern and modernizing cultures. This text will be of interest to
philosophers interested in Chinese philosophy and issues related to individualism and
communitarianism ethicists and political philosophers comparative philosophers and those in
religious studies working on Chinese religion. ¿
