Abstract

I agree that Confucian ritual facilitates the cultivation of civil dispositions. However, I am not so optimistic that Confucian ritual could support a shared Confucian public identity in a pluralistic society. I suggest a difference between having a shared public identity and a compromised public identity. My worry is that public reason Confucianism will lead to the latter, losing the Confucian-ness of Confucian democratic perfectionism eventually.