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In der überarbeiteten Neuausgabe (zuletzt BA 3/05) gibt der Autor einen informativen Überblick zu Kulturgeschichte, Traditionen und Lebensweise der Chinesen. Einige Textpassagen sind neu hinzugekommen (Tibetkonflikt, Olympiade). Daten und Fakten der neueren chinesischen Geschichte sind ergänzt und aktualisiert worden. Neben K. Strittmatter: "Gebrauchsanweisung für China" (BA 10/08) und F. Hauser "Reisegast in China" (BA 12/04) ist dieser Titel eine lohnende Ergänzung für Touristen und Geschäftsreisende im chinesischen Alltag. (2)

Die Beiträge des Sammelbandes gehen auf ein im Sommer 1991 vom Sinologischen Seminar der Universität Tübingen durchgeführtes Symposium unter dem Titel "Zwischen Sendungsbewußtsein und Orientierungslosigkeit - Chinesische Intellektuelle in den letzten hundert Jahren" zurück. Auf diesem Symposium vesuchten zwei Jahre nach den Ereignissen auf dem Platz des Himmlischen Friedens deutsche Sinologen und chinesische Wissenschaftler gemeinsam, die Diskussion wieder aufzunehmen und sie unter erweiterten Vorzeichen zu vertiefen. Die zwölf Beiträge haben im Kern die sich aus der Begegnung Chinas mit dem Westen ergebenden Widersprüche zum Thema, z.B. den in der konfuzianischen Tradition wurzelnden, doch auch bei marxistisch ausgerichteten Intellektuellen weiterwirkenden Konflikt zwischen Loyalität und Kritik oder zwischen ideeller Ausrichtung und realen, durch politische Verhältnisse bedingten (meist eingeschränkten) Einflußmöglichkeiten. (DÜI-IfAs)

The contrary positions of China and the West concerning some of the most heatedly debated issues in the arena of international politics - human rights and democracy - can be characterized as relativistic vs. universalistic. This essay argues that these issues should not be seen from an ideological but from a historical perspective. It should be kept in mind that the present manifestations of cultures are a result of ongoing evolutionary processes of both intracultural discourses as well as intercultural exchange and assimilation. An intercultural dialogue between China and the West should be build on 1) sensitivity to other historical experiences, 2) acquisition of a core knowledge about the philosophical/religious roots of other cultures, 3) discussion of similarities and differences in the respective cultural traditions, and 4) openness and readiness to learn from one another. Hence, dialogue should not be seen as a way to lecture the partner in a student-teacher relationship but - with a hermeneutic intention - as a meansto be informed by and about the other, thus leading to a process of mutual learning and to a change of views of both sides.

The contrary positions of China and the West concerning some of the most heatedly debated issues in the arena on international politics - human rights and democracy - can be characterized as relativistic vs. universalistic. This essay argues that these issues should not be seen from an ideological but from a historical perspective. It should be kept in mind that the present manifestations of cultures are a result of ongoing evolutionary processes of both intracultural discourses as well as intercultural exchange and assimilation. Dialogue should not be seen as a way to lecture the partner in a student-teacher relationship but - with a hermeneutic intention - as a means to be informed by and about the other, thus leading to a process of mutual learning and to a change of views of both sides. (Asien)

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION - CHINESE ETHICS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PART I: ETHICS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT -- THE QUEST FOR AN ETHICS IN A CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT -- THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE WEST ON ETHICS -- PROBLEMS OF COMPARING CHINESE AND WESTERN ETHICS -- MULTIPLE MODERNITIES - IMPLICATIONS OF THE RISE OF "CONFUCIAN" EAST ASIA -- GLOBAL ETHICS AND CHINESE RESOURCES -- PART II: ETHICAL BASES OF CHINESE SOCIETY -- VALUES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA -- SOCIAL ETHICS AND CHINESE MODERNIZATION -- CHINESE CONCEPTIONS OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT -- BUDDHIST ETHICS IN THE ABSENCE OF A CIVIL RELIGION - DECONSTRUCTING CIVIL SOCIETY -- ECONOMIC CRISIS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE SINGAPORE EXAMPLE: POLITICAL ETHICS AND LAW -- PART III: ETHICAL BASES OF WESTERN SOCIETIES -- THE VALUES OF LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES -- THE VALUE OF VIRTUE UNDER THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: FIVE THESES -- AUTONOMY VS. VIRTUE? - A VIRTUE-ETHICAL DEFENSE OF ETHICAL INDIVIDUALISM -- CHRISTIAN BELIEF - A (STILL RELEVANT) BASIS OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR? -- PART IV: ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPARISON -- MORAL EDUCATION IN CHINA AND THE "WEST": IDEALS AND REALITY IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE -- ETHICS AND THE FAMILY: CHINA/WEST -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES: EAST/WEST -- THE DIFFICULTIES OF IMPORTING THE WESTERN IDEA OF HUMAN RIGHTS INTO CHINA - A JURISPRUDENTIAL APPROACH -- INTERCULTURAL ISSUES OF MEDICAL ETHICS IN CHINA -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED WORKS IN WESTERN LANGUAGES -- INDEX/GLOSSARY -- LIST OF AUTHORS -- SINICA LEIDENSIA.