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IJSSH 2022 Vol.12(3): 162-166 ISSN: 2010-3646
doi: 10.18178/ijssh.2022.V12.1084

Liang Shuming: A Dedicated Explorer for Possible Germination of Democracy in the Confucian China

Jiang Chunlan and Cao Shuming

Abstract—In the 20s and 30s of the last century, Liang Shuming, admitting the value of democracy itself, denied the possibility that the Chinese culture could develop to a democratic system by itself. In the 40s Liang changed his views and asserted that the Chinese culture was endowed with the spirit of democracy despite the fact that that spirit in the Chinese political system was far from sufficient. Different as they were, the characteristics of Liang's views in the 20s through 30s and those of his views in the 40s have their respective significance in the development of China's ideological history. This paper presents a detailed survey with analysis and reaffirms Liang Shuming as a dedicated explorer for democratic germination in the Confucian China.

Index Terms—Liang Shuming, Chinese culture, democracy.

Jiang Chunlan is with the Northwest University of Political Science and Law, and Xi’an Fanyi University, China (e-mail: jiangchunlanzhengf@126.com).
Cao Shuming is with the Shaanxi Normal University, China (e-mail: csmmsc@snnu.edu.cn).

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Cite: Jiang Chunlan and Cao Shuming, "Liang Shuming: A Dedicated Explorer for Possible Germination of Democracy in the Confucian China," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 162-166, 2022.


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