Equality and Inequality in Confucianism

Dao

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-313

  Li, Chenyang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Confucianism; Equality; Inequality; Justice; Political principle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867081049     PISSN: 15403009     EISSN: 15697274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11712-012-9283-0     Document Type: Article

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