资源描述:
《03儒家全球化与普遍主义理念》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、Confucianism,GlobalisationandtheIdeaofUniversalismA.T.NUYENAsianPhilosophy,Vol.13,Nos.2/3,2003ABSTRACTThepaceofglobalisationhasquickenedconsiderablyinthelasttentofifteenyears.Theprocesshasyieldedbenefitsbutalsoresultedinconflicts.Thebenefitswouldbeenhancediftheconflictscouldb
2、eresolved.Onesourceofconflictsisthedesiretomaintainculturalidentity.CanConfucianismcontributetotheworkingoutofauniversalglobaljusticethatcanhelpresolveconflicts,particularlyconflictsofculturalidentities?Canitbepartoftheglobalisationprocesswithoutsacrificingitsculturalidentit
3、y?Iarguethatitcanonbothcountsandthusitisneitheravillainblockingtheprogressofuniversaljustice,anecessaryconditionforconflict-freeglobalisation,norahelplessvictimofthatprogress.Thepaceofglobalisationhasquickenedconsiderablyinthelast10–15years,owinginparttochangingeconomican
4、dpoliticalforces,andinparttorecentadvancesincomputerandinformationtechnologies.Theprocessofglobalisationhascertainlyyieldedconsiderablebenefits,butithasalsoresultedinconflicts,someofwhichtaketheformofviolentprotestsatinternationalmeetings.Protesters,naturally,drawattention
5、towhattheytaketobethehighcostsofglobalisation.Observersgenerallyagreethattheforcesandtechnologiesthathavebroughtabouttheglobalisationprocessaresuchthataslowdown,letalonereversal,isruledout.Ifthisistrue,itmakesnosensetryingtoslowdowntheprocess,andworsesensetostopit.Whethe
6、rornotthisistrue,themoresensiblethingtodoistoensurethatthebenefitscanbeenhancedandenjoyedbyasmanypeopleaspossible,andthecostsminimised.Onedistinctfeatureofglobalisationisthemovetowardsuniversalism:theworldisincreasinglymovingtowardsuniversaltechnicalformatsandlanguages,un
7、iversalprocedures,universalrulesandregulations.Forsupportersofglobalisation,theultimateprizetobehadisuniversalglobaljustice,administeredinthecontextofauniversalculture.Yet,whilethebenefitsofadoptinguniversalformats,proceduresandthelikeareclearenough,andthecostsarefew,ther
8、eareproblemswiththenotionofaglobal,universaljusticeandtherelatedideaofauniversalculture.Supportersofuni