Pluralism, Confucianism, and Artificial Intelligence

Toward A Pluralistic Political Theory

AvZhuoyao Li

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book develops a pluralistic political theory that reinterprets John Rawls’s proviso as a framework of justification capable of sustaining legitimacy amid deep reasonable pluralism and the rise of artificial intelligence. Part I reconstructs the distinction between morality and ethics in contemporary political philosophy and argues that the right to reciprocal and general justification grounds a freestanding but non-metaphysical account of political legitimacy. Part II brings this framework into dialogue with Confucian political thought, showing how a modified proviso can underwrite a non-meritocratic and pluralistic Confucian democracy, while also accommodating hybrid constitutional orders and maintaining global justice. Part III extends the same justificatory structure to the technological domain, proposing an expanded proviso as a normative architecture for the design, adoption, and regulation of artificial intelligence systems in democratic societies. Across these three parts, the book comparatively advances a pluralistic political theory at the intersection of ethics, politics, and artificial intelligence, showing how justificatory practices can be extended from liberal democracy to Confucian traditions and algorithmic governance to prepare democratic institutions for an increasingly technologically mediated future.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-06-25
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations
Antal sidor:164
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783032256041

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Zhuoyao Li is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. John’s University. His areas of specialization include social and political philosophy, ethics, and comparative political theory. His current research focuses on the political nature of the state, the relationship between state actions and the values of citizens in both Western and Eastern contexts, and the intersection between ethics, politics, and artificial intelligence. Zhuoyao Li’s articles appear in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Review of Politics, Philosophy East & West, Ethics & Global Politics. His 2020 book, Political Liberalism, Confucianism, and the Future of Democracy in East Asia, was published by Springer. He also serves as the managing editor of Philosophy & Social Criticism.

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Part 1: Pluralism.- Chapter 1: Between Morality and Ethics.- Chapter 2: The Problem of Justification and the Proviso.- Part 2. Confucianism.- Chapter 3: Deep Reasonable Pluralism, Moderate Political Confucianism, and Pluralistic Neutrality.- Chapter 4: Confucian Meritocracy, Political Legitimacy, and Constitutional Democracy.- Chapter 5: Between Liberalism and Confucianism: On Constitutionalism in South Korea.- Chapter 6: Liberal Toleration, Confucian Societies, and Global Justice.- Part 3: Artificial Intelligence.- Chapter 7: The Social, Moral, and Political Challenges of Artificial Intelligence.- Chapter 8: Toward A Pluralistic Political Theory of AI Adoption, Policy, and Regulation.