The Confucian misgivings -- : Liang Shu-ming's narrative about law

The major intellectual interest throughout this book is to offer a study on China's legal legacy, through Liang Shu-ming's eyes. The book follows the formula of the parallel between Life and Mind (人生与人心), Physis and Nomos, and compares Liang Shu-ming's narrative with his own practical orientation and with the theories of other interlocutors. The book puts Liang Shu-ming into the social context of modern Chinese history, in particular, the context of the unprecedented crisis of meaning in the legal realm and the collapse of a transcendental source for Chinese cultural identity in the light of modernity. The evaluation provided by this narrative could be helpful in clarifying the deep structures and significance of the present Chinese legal system through historically exploring Liang Shu-ming's misgivings. The book is intended for academics of legal, history and cultural studies. The book is unique in that it is the first book to explore New Confucian's considerations on reconstruction of Chinese legal system in the modern era. It presents a comprehensive systematical comparison of Liang Shu-ming's narrative about constitutional government in China against other schools of thought.-- Provided by publisher The major intellectual interest throughout this book is to offer a study on China's legal legacy, through Liang Shu-ming's eyes. The book follows the formula of the parallel between Life and Mind ($1!0d!Ky'T2!0d!=x (B), Physis and Nomos, and compares Liang Shu-ming's narrative with his own practical orientation and with the theories of other interlocutors. The book puts Liang Shu-ming into the social context of modern Chinese history, in particular, the context of the unprecedented crisis of meaning in the legal realm and the collapse of a transcendental source for Chinese cultural identity in the light of modernity. The evaluation provided by this narrative could be helpful in clarifying the deep structures and significance of the present Chinese legal system through historically exploring Liang Shu-ming's misgivings. The book is intended for academics of legal, history and cultural studies. The book is unique in that it is the first book to explore New Confucian's considerations on reconstruction of Chinese legal system in the modern era. It presents a comprehensive systematical comparison of Liang Shu-ming's narrative about constitutional government in China against other schools of thought.-- Provided by publisher "The major intellectual interest throughout this book is to offer a study on China's legal legacy, through Liang Shu-ming's eyes. The book follows the formula of the parallel between Life and Mind (人生与人心), Physis and Nomos, and compares Liang Shu-ming's narrative with his own practical orientation and with the theories of other interlocutors. The book puts Liang Shu-ming into the social context of modern Chinese history, in particular, the context of the unprecedented crisis of meaning in the legal realm and the collapse of a transcendental source for Chinese cultural identity in the light of modernity. The evaluation provided by this narrative could be helpful in clarifying the deep structures and significance of the present Chinese legal system through historically exploring Liang Shu-ming's misgivings. The book is intended for academics of legal, history and cultural studies. The book is unique in that it is the first book to explore New Confucian's considerations on reconstruction of Chinese legal system in the modern era. It presents a comprehensive systematical comparison of Liang Shu-ming's narrative about constitutional government in China against other schools of thought"--Back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxii Front Matter ....Pages 1-3 What Is Law on Earth (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 5-21 Social Structure: Lisu, Qingyi and Law (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 23-40 Volksgeist: Human Reason and Law (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 41-57 The Transcendence: Secular vis-à-vis Spiritual (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 59-69 The Source and Crisis of Meaning in the Realm of Law in China (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 71-78 Back Matter ....Pages 79-80 Front Matter ....Pages 81-87 The Constitutionalism: shi (势) and li (理) (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 89-103 China Has Not Yet Reached the Stage Where It Can Have a Successful Constitution (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 105-119 The Road to Constitutional Government in China (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 121-129 The Reaction to and Reconsideration of Liang Shu-Ming (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 131-139 Back Matter ....Pages 141-144 Front Matter ....Pages 145-146 The Western Legal Spirit: An Observation from the Perspective of Confucianism (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 147-158 The Roots of the Western Legal Spirit (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 159-167 The Western Law in China: Transplantation or Transformation (Zhangrun Xu)....Pages 169-187 Back Matter ....Pages 189-195 Back Matter ....Pages 197-220