Constitutionalism, Confucian Civic Virtue, and Ritual Propriety

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ID23137218
AuthorsChaihark Hahm (0000-0003-1885-1834, Yonsei University, corresponding author), Hahm Chaihark
Year2003
Pages31-53
Publication date2003-09-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueConfucianism for the Modern World (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511509964.003
OpenAlexW1578758664
ISBN9780511509964
LanguageEN
Citations received8

These days, we are apt to combine the two terms "democracy" and "constitutionalism" and talk about "constitutional democracy," without giving much thought to the nature of the relationship or connection between the two. If we do think about it, however, we will find that there is something of a tension between the two. For democracy usually refers to a form of politics in which the people are the source of power and legitimacy, and it is thus associated with the idea of majority rule. Of course, this is not the whole story, and there may certainly be other, more sophisticated conceptions of democracy. Yet, by and large, it is intimately associated with the ideas of self-rule and selfdetermination through various forms of participation in the political process.

Constitutionalism · Democracy · Epistemology · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Virtue · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Philosophy

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