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1、Confucianism,GlobalisationandtheIdeaofUniversalismA.T.NUYENAsianPhilosophy,Vol.13,Nos.2/3,2003ABSTRACTThepaceofglobalisationhasquickenedconsiderablyinthelasttentofifteenyears.Theprocesshasyieldedbenefitsbutalsoresultedinconflicts.Thebenefitswouldbeenhancediftheconflictscouldberesolved.
2、Onesourceofconflictsisthedesiretomaintainculturalidentity.CanConfucianismcontributetotheworkingoutofauniversalglobaljusticethatcanhelpresolveconflicts,particularlyconflictsofculturalidentities?Canitbepartoftheglobalisationprocesswithoutsacrificingitsculturalidentity?Iarguethatitcanonb
3、othcountsandthusitisneitheravillainblockingtheprogressofuniversaljustice,anecessaryconditionforconflict-freeglobalisation,norahelplessvictimofthatprogress.Thepaceofglobalisationhasquickenedconsiderablyinthelast10–15years,owinginparttochangingeconomicandpoliticalforces,andinparttore
4、centadvancesincomputerandinformationtechnologies.Theprocessofglobalisationhascertainlyyieldedconsiderablebenefits,butithasalsoresultedinconflicts,someofwhichtaketheformofviolentprotestsatinternationalmeetings.Protesters,naturally,drawattentiontowhattheytaketobethehighcostsofglobalis
5、ation.Observersgenerallyagreethattheforcesandtechnologiesthathavebroughtabouttheglobalisationprocessaresuchthataslowdown,letalonereversal,isruledout.Ifthisistrue,itmakesnosensetryingtoslowdowntheprocess,andworsesensetostopit.Whetherornotthisistrue,themoresensiblethingtodoistoensur
6、ethatthebenefitscanbeenhancedandenjoyedbyasmanypeopleaspossible,andthecostsminimised.Onedistinctfeatureofglobalisationisthemovetowardsuniversalism:theworldisincreasinglymovingtowardsuniversaltechnicalformatsandlanguages,universalprocedures,universalrulesandregulations.Forsupporters
7、ofglobalisation,theultimateprizetobehadisuniversalglobaljustice,administeredinthecontextofauniversalculture.Yet,whilethebenefitsofadoptinguniversalformats,proceduresandthelikeareclearenough,andthecostsarefew,thereareproblemswiththenotionofaglobal,universaljusticeandtherelatedideaof
8、auniversalculture.Supportersofuni
