The Ideal Chinese Political Leader
Subtitle: A Historical and Cultural Perspective
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: October 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780275972592
Subjects: Political leaders & leadership; Political science & theory; Social & political philosophy; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; China; Asia - General; History & Theory - General; Political Process - Leadership; Political Science / History & Theory; Asia - China; Political Process - Political Parties; Political leadership; Political science
First sentence: Pre-Qin Confucian thinkers such as Confucius (551-479 B.C.), Mencius (372-289 B.C.), and Xunzi (d. 238 B.C.) clearly distinguish individual worth from social status. While viewing ruler (jun) and minister (chen) as different social divisions of labor, Confucianism deems the nobleman (junzi) a special class whose members have distinctive individual worth, share commitment, and uphold a civilized tradition.