Böcker av Thomas A. Metzger

This work uncovers the basic contradictions between contemporary China's complex ideological marketplace and Western liberalism. It puts into critical context versions of both Western and Chinese liberalism, Confucian humanism and various versions of Chinese Marxism.

Views modern Chinese thought as political philosophy; placing it in a sociological context, noting its causal relationship with paideia; examining its historical context by emphasizing the lines of continuity with the Confucian tradition; and exploring its comparative context by describing it as sharing an agenda with and diverging from the leading forms of Western liberalism.