Ames, Roger T. "Confucianism and Deweyan Pragmatism: A Dialogue." Journal of Chinese Philosophy 30, nos. 3&4 (September/December 2003): 403-417.

Abstract

China in our own historical moment is undergoing the greatest revolution in its long history. As China returns to prominence on the world stage with a growing self-esteem and pride in its traditions, there is a set of complementary and interpenetrating conditions that makes both possible and desirable a conversation between a newly revised Deweyan pragmatism and Confucisnism. Since both of these terms--"Deweyan pragmatism" and "Confucianism"--are rather contested placeholders for the rich and varied resources that define in some degree the predominant and persistent cultural sensibilities of their native soils, we might want to stipulate how we understand them before proceeding with any attempt at a comparison between them.