All under Heaven

"Zhao's fresh ideas, arguments, and methods are important and well done.""--Stephen C. Angle, Wesleyan University "This book allows Western readers to participate in important current discussions in China about globalization and world order."--Fred Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame "Our broken world might be healed and made whole only when nations and people overcome nation-state animosity and learn to cherish common aspirations beyond parochial agendas. Such a resounding message, conveyed by tianxia, finds a refreshing expression in this English rendering of the work of the Chinese philosopher Zhao Tingyang. Updating ancient Chinese philosophy by relating it to Western cosmopolitanism, this well-translated volume brims with insights into crisis-ridden global politics and will intensify the debate about how different nations and cultures can cultivate visions of coexistence and coevolution as a human community."--Ban Wang, Stanford University, editor of Chinese Visions of World Order "Zhao Tingyang offers us a new conception of the political in the form of a world society in which no one is excluded, everyone is respected, and win-win cooperation is the order of the ages. His is a comprehensive vision for a future society inspired by ancient Chinese models. Cynics will say that it is impractical, but idealists will find much to work towards in creating a new tianxia system of global governance."--Salvatore Babones, University of Sydney