Confucianism and Feminist Concerns: Overcoming the Confucian “Gender Complex”
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Publication Date
6-2000
Abstract
At recent conferences on Confucianism, questions were often raised about Confucian attitudes toward women, usually by female scholars. Answers given on these occasions have typically been unsatisfactory. The issue is a complex one. On the one hand, Confucianism has an infamous past of oppressing women, which today’s Confucians cannot feel proud of. On the other hand, it does not appear that contemporary Confucian scholars are making headway in dealing with this problem. Obviously, if Confucianism is to remain a world philosophy and religion, it has to deal with this problem. We cannot expect a philosophy and religion to have a future if it is prejudicial against half of the human race.
Recommended Citation
Li, C. (2000). Confucianism and Feminist Concerns: Overcoming the Confucian “Gender Complex.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 27(2), 187–199. https://doi.org/10.1111/0301-8121.00012
Journal
Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Rights
© 2000 Journal of Chinese Philosophy
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