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This paper analyses the zhongyong mode of orientation in the Confucian tradition from a social scientific perspective .It consists of three parts .Part One discusses different types of rationality and then points out that the most fundamental problem inadvanced modern society is w hat may be called the “paradox of reason” , to w hich Habermas' communicative rationality is hardly a practical solution .Part Two portrays zhongyong as a rational mode of o rientation , w hich is neither instrumental-rational nor v alue-rational but a mix ture of both .It also arg ues that zhongyong rationality has g reater po tential than communicative ratio nality , as far as offering a solution to the above-mentioned problem is concerned .Part Three ex amines the traces of the zhongyong mode of o rientation among contempo rary Chinese by examining three sets of data , namely , a qualitative study of Confucian entrepreneurs in mainland China , Hong Kong , Taiw an ,M alay sia and Singapo re , a survey study of social values of the residents in five Chinese communities, and a study of conflict resolution among peasants in a village in Guangdong Province .

张德胜,金耀基,陈海文,陈健民,杨中芳,赵志裕,伊莎白

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