Xunzian Political Philosophy: Pioneering Pragmatism

King, Brandon

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Xunzian Political Philosophy: Pioneering Pragmatism

dc.contributor.advisor	David K. Schneider
dc.contributor.advisor	Enhua Zhang
dc.contributor.author	King, Brandon
dc.contributor.department	University of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.department	Chinese
dc.date	2023-09-23T06:51:35.000
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-26T21:16:40Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-25T00:00:00Z
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01
dc.date.submitted	May
dc.description.abstract	The chapter “Regulations of a King” 王制 illustrates a new pragmatic form of governance through morality around five issues. First, the chapter practically discusses three modes of statecraft, detailing which mode of statecraft is most effective and why. Next, it discusses the importance of the existence of law fa 法. Third, it transforms the concept of ritual as a tool of governance and an extension of law. Fourth, it describes rewards and punishments as political tools to reinforce an educational and transformational program for moral quality. Finally, it discusses perhaps the most unique tool of governance, definitive judgment lei 類. Through the examination of these five issues in “Regulations of a King”, I intend to show that the chapter “Regulations of a King” illustrates a new pragmatic form of governance through morality by displaying a more practical style of rhetoric and political tools for effective administering of a state.
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (M.A.)
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7275/2697357
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/47718
dc.relation.url	https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1903&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.status	published
dc.subject	Xunzi
dc.subject	Political Philosophy
dc.subject	Statecraft
dc.subject	Warring States Period
dc.subject	Pragmatism
dc.subject	Chinese Studies
dc.subject	East Asian Languages and Societies
dc.subject	Ethics and Political Philosophy
dc.subject	Intellectual History
dc.title	Xunzian Political Philosophy: Pioneering Pragmatism
dc.type	campus
dc.type	article
dc.type	thesis
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digcom.date.embargo	2012-03-25T00:00:00-07:00
digcom.identifier	theses/796
digcom.identifier.contextkey	2697357
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