Rituals of Freedom: Libertarian Themes in Early Confucianism

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When scholars look for anticipations of libertarian ideas in early Chinese thought, attention usually focuses not on the Confucians, but on the Taoists. But in their account of spontaneously evolving social norms, their understanding of the price system, their penchant for public-choice analysis, their enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, their preference for noncoercive interpersonal relations, their call for a laissez-faire economic policy, and their rejection of Taoist primitivism, the Confucians show themselves to be the true precursors of modern libertarianism.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0692732225

ISBN13:9780692732229

Release Date:June 2016

Publisher:Molinari Institute, The

Length:122 Pages

Weight:0.53 lbs.

Dimensions:9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"

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