Two models of Confucian democracy: A contrastive analysis of Tang Junyi’s and Mou Zongsan’s political philosophy

In the final decades of 20th century, majority modern Sinophone scholars believed that Confucianism was an outdated and obsolete ideology not only unsuitable for development science democratic societies, but also responsible deep social political crisis had branded China previous two centuries. Modern New Confucians, however, never assumed Confucian system such a situation. Most them compatible with democracy. Moreover, East Asian cultures would be able to develop truly structures their societies unless they incorporated appropriate elements own, i.e. Confucian, traditions. This paper critically analyses theoretical models Tang Junyi Mou Zongsan on possible revival proto-democracies.