On Zhongyong rationality: The Confucian doctrine of the mean as a missing link between instrumental rationality and communicative rationality

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-127

  Cheung, Tak Sing ^a   Chan, Hoi Man ^a   Chan, Kin Man ^a   King, Ambrose Yeo Chi ^a   Chiu, Chi Yue ^b   Yang, Chung Fang ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODERNITY; RATIONALIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0038662020     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853103764778559     Document Type: Article

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