The Question of the ‘Legitimacy’ of Chinese Philosophy

Saturday, February 7th, 2026

Western philosophers – or philosophers working in the Western tradition – whatever their interest in Chinese systems of thought may be, do not draw upon them for insights, or adopt any of their ideas and concepts to augment the standard repertoire. In particular, where Chinese Philosophy is taught, it is ...

Is Confucianism a Religion?

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Peter Berger in The American Interest (February 15, 2012) asks: ‘Is Confucianism a Religion?’ It’s an old question and Berger himself goes through some of the issues involved – though he does not much consider the many ways that ‘Confucianism’ (ru jia) changed over time, some of which seemed to ...