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Historically Confucian contributions placed great emphasis on balance between old and new. In the context of theories of development and social change during this time of cultural reconstruction, this study explains how Classical Chinese intellectual debates and tensions continue to be relevant to and how they differ from experiences of and models formulated by the Western world. This paper makes the argument that Confucianism, more than any other intellectual, religious or ideological discipline, is the thread running through Chinese identity that is central to the unification of Chinese civilization over the past millennia, and will strive to show how Confucianism can find compatibility with the Post Modern dialogue and thus influence change in the context of the Post Modern era.
Historically Confucian contributions placed great emphasis on balance between old and new. In the context of theories of development and social change during this time of cultural reconstruction, this study explains how Classical Chinese intellectual debates and tensions continue to be relevant to and how they differ from experiences of and models formulated by the Western world. This paper makes the argument that Confucianism, more than any other intellectual, religious or ideological discipline, is the thread running that Chinese identity that is central to the unification of Chinese civilization over the past millennia, and will strive to show how Confucianism can find compatibility with the Post Modern dialogue and thus influence change in the context of the Post Modern era.