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880-01 Chapter 1. Confucius Was Great -- Chapter 2. Philosophy of Life -- Chapter 3. Philosophy of Education -- Chapter 4. Political Philosophy -- Chapter 5. Philosophy of Law -- Chapter 6. Philosophy of Art -- Chapter 7. Philosophy of Change and of History -- Chapter 8. Military Philosophy -- Chapter 9. Religious Philosophy -- Chapter 10. The Model Types of Men by Confucian Standards -- Chapter 11. The Disciples of Confucius -- Chapter 12. Confucianist Lineage -- Chapter 13. Classics and Memorials -- Chapter 14. Confucianism in Eastern Nations -- Chapter 15. Confucian Studies in Western Countries -- Chapter 16. The Period of the Spring and Autumn: A General Survey |
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880-01/$1 8.2 Preparedness -- 8.3 Defense Through Virtue -- 8.4 A Ren Man Can Never Be Defeated -- 8.5 Using Kindness to Put an End to Troubles -- 8.6 A Ren Man Has to Resist Aggression -- 8.7 Wang Yi, a Boy Who Died for Lu -- 8.8 Ran Qiu, Scholar-soldier -- 8.9 Zi-gong, an Adroit Diplomat -- 8.10 Cautiousness and Careful Planning -- 8.11 Military Organization During the Middle Zhou -- 8.12 A Pact for Permanent Peace -- -- Chapter 9. Religious Philosophy -- 9.1 Heaven's Dao -- 9.2 Tian -- 9.3 The Orders from Heaven -- 9.4 Heaven and Man Are One -- 9.5 Reverence for Heaven and Love for Man -- 9.6 Filial Piety -- 9.7 Life and Death -- 9.8 Sacrificial Ceremonies -- 9.9 The Catholic Appraisal of China's Religious Tradition -- 9.10 Confucius Prayed -- 9.11 Is Confucianism a Religion -- 9.12 The Confucianist Motto: Be Sincere -- -- Chapter 10. The Model Types of Men by Confucian Standards -- 10.1 Perfection Was the Aim -- 10.2 The Ru (儒), Scholar with a Principle -- 1. How does a ru treat himself-- 2. How does a ru treat his friends-- 3. How does a ru treat his ruler, superior, or employer-- 10.3 The Good Men, the Accomplished Men, and the Great Men -- 10.4 The Shi (士), Knight-Scholar with a Purpose -- 10.5 The Jun-zi (君子), Perfect Gentlemen -- 1. What a jun-zi ought to do about himself-- 2. Contrasts between a jun-zi and a villain -- 3. How should a jun-zi treat other persons-- 10.6 The Xian-men (贤人), the Worthy Ones -- 10.7 The Sheng-men (人), the Sages -- 10.8 The Sages in Legendary Times -- 10.9 The Five Ren-men (仁人) of Shang -- 10.10 The Sages and the Xian-men of Early Zhou -- 10.11 Guan Zhong and Zi-chan -- 10.12 Liu-xia Hui and Qu Bo-yu -- -- Chapter 11. The Disciples of Confucius -- 11.1 The Number of Disciples -- 11.2 Their Geographical Origins -- 11.3 Their Years of Birth -- 11.4 The Ten Disciples with Four Kinds of Specialties -- 11.5 Yan Yuan -- 11.6 Min Zi-qian, Ran Bo-niu, and Zhong-gong -- 11.7 Zai Wo and Zi-gong -- 11.8 Ran You and Zi-lu -- 11.9 Zi-you -- 11.10 Zi-xia -- 11.11 Zeng Shen -- 11.12 Zi-zhang -- 11.13 Some Other Disciples -- 11.14 Epilogue -- -- Chapter 12. Confucianist Lineage -- 12.1 A Main Stream in Chinese Cultural History -- 12.2 Beginnings of Confucianism -- 12.3 The Spread of Confucianism -- 12.4 Confucianism During the Warring States Periods -- 12.5 Confucianism During the Han Dynasty -- 12.6 Confucianism During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties -- 12.7 Confucianism During the Sui Dynasty -- 12.8 Confucianism During the Tang Dynasty -- 12.9 Confucianism During the Northern Song Dynasty -- 12.10 Confucianism During the Southern Song Dynasty -- 12.11 Confucianism During the Yuan Dynasty -- 12.12 Confucianism During the Ming Dynasty -- 12.13 Confucianism During the Qing Dynasty -- -- Chapter 13. Classics and Memorials -- 13.1 Confucius the Educator and Confucius the Author -- 13.2 The Book of Changes -- 13.3 The Book of Songs -- 13.4 The Book of Documents -- 13.5 The Chun-qiu and Its Three Commentaries -- 13.6 The Three Classics on the Li -- 13.7 The Xiao-jing -- 13.8 The Four Books -- 13.9 The Great Learning -- 13.10 The Analects -- 13.11 The Mencius -- 13.12 The Doctrine of the Mean -- 13.13 Evaluation of Ancient Texts -- 13.14 The Confucian Temple and the Confucian Forest at Qufu -- 13.15 Honors and Ceremonials Conferred on Confucius and the Outstanding Confucianists -- 13.16 Birthday of Confucius and Teachers' Day -- -- Chapter 14. Confucianism in Eastern Nations -- 14.1 Confucianism and Eastern Culture -- 14.2 Cultural Contacts Between China and Korea -- 14.3 Silla and Its Flower Youths -- 14.4 Confucianism in Koryo -- 14.5 Confucianism in Yi's Chao-xian -- 14.6 Korea's Achievements in Music -- 14.7 Cultural Contacts Between China and Japan -- 14.8 Confucianism in Japan Prior to the Sui and the Tang Dynasties -- 14.9 Confucianism in Japan During the Sui and the Tang Dynasties -- 14.10 Confucianism in Japan from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty -- 14.11 Zhu Shun-shui's Academic Activities in Japan -- 14.12 Confucianism in Contemporary Japan -- 14.13 The Confucian Temple at Yushima and the Shibun Kai -- 14.14 The Tenri University -- 14.15 Confucianism in Ryukyu -- 14.16 Confucianism in Vietnam -- -- Chapter 15. Confucian Studies in Western Countries -- 15.1 Confucianism and Western Culture -- 15.2 The Early Catholic Missionaries in China -- 15.3 Translations of the Confucian Classics by Catholic Missionaries and Their Other Writings Concerning China -- 15.4 G.W. Leibnitz -- 15.5 Voltaire -- 15.6 Confucian Studies in England from Johnson to Toynbee -- 15.7 Confucian Studies in Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Sweden -- 15.8 Confucian Studies in the United States -- -- Chapter 16. The Period of the Spring and Autumn: A General Survey -- 16.1 The Zeitgeist of the Period of the Spring and Autumn -- 16.2 Major Events During this Period: A Very Brief Chronology -- 16.3 Regions and States -- 16.4 Cultural Assimilation and Territorial Expansion -- 16.5 Geographical Distribution of 42 Famous Persons -- 16.6 Government by the Li -- 16.7 Guan Zhong -- 16.8 Zi-chan -- 16.9 Lao-zi -- 16.10 The Most Important Contributions Made by Confucius -- 1. Clarification of the meaning of man -- 2. Promotion of education -- 3. Innovation in writing -- 4. Ethical orientation of politics -- 5. Enunciation of Heaven's way -- 6. Inauguration of Permanent Peace -- 16.11 The Great Synthesizer, the Most Sagely Sage, and the Revered Teacher -- 16.12 Spread of Confucian Teachings to Other Parts of the World |
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3.12 Friends as Teachers -- 3.13 Giving Education to More People -- 1. Giving education to children -- 2. Giving education to women -- 3. Giving education to the people in general -- 3.14 Character-Building -- Chapter 4. Political Philosophy -- 4.1 The People Are Important -- 4.2 Heaven's Mandate Is Revocable -- 4.3 Notions of Liberty and Equality -- 4.4 Governing a Country with the Li -- 4.5 Rectifying the Names -- 4.6 Politics and Education -- 4.7 Politics and Ethics -- 4.8 Administration by the Elite -- 4.9 The Way of a Statesman -- 1. He must have an inspiring personality -- 2. He must also practice empathy -- 3. He must exert himself ahead of the people and make the people exert themselves too -- 4. A statesman ought to delegate authority -- 4.10 Secrets of Efficiency -- 1. Planning -- 2. Dispatch -- 3. Review -- 4.11 The Problem of Public Opinion -- 4.12 Self-Cultivation -- 4.13 Regulation of the Family -- 4.14 Self-Government on the Xiang Level -- 4.15 How to Govern a Whole Country -- 4.16 Confucianism and Dr. Sun's Three Principles -- 4.17 Pacification of the World -- 4.18 Da-tong (Great Harmony) -- Chapter 5. Philosophy of Law -- 5.1 The Place of Law in Chinese Culture -- 5.2 The Li versus the Law -- 5.3 The Three Classics on the Li -- 1. The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial -- 2. The Rites of Zhou -- 3. The Book of Rites -- 5.4 Some Stimulating Comments on the Li -- 5.5 The Li and the Natural Law -- 5.6 The Writing and Publication of the Law -- 5.7 Applications of the Law -- 1. Release of the suspect if his guilt is not sufficiently proved -- 2. Judgment may be made in accordance with certain passages in the Confucian classics -- 3. No fondness for pronouncing death sentences -- 4. Reliability and righteousness -- 5.8 Judges -- 5.9 The Legalists -- 5.10 Some Principles in Chinese Law -- 1. Protection of the people -- 2. Separation of the civil courts from the criminal courts -- 3. Independence of the judiciary -- 4. Trials were open to the public -- 5.11 The Chinese Legal System -- Chapter 6. Philosophy of Art -- 6.1 A Country Dedicated to the Li and the Yue -- 6.2 Harmony, the Spirit of the Yue -- 6.3 Confucius the Artist -- 6.4 Songs and Dances -- 6.5 Poetics -- 6.6 Diction in Prose -- 6.7 A Further Discussion on Music -- 1. To offer a release for people's emotions -- 2. To promote unity among people -- 3. To echo Heaven and symbolize Heaven's virtues -- 6.8 Masters of the Yue -- 6.9 Musical Instruments -- 6.10 A Further Discussion on the Dance -- 6.11 Painting -- 6.12 Physical Culture -- 6.13 Living with Nature -- 6.14 Aesthetics and Education -- Chapter 7. Philosophy of Change and of History -- 7.1 Theories and Facts -- 7.2 The Book of Changes : Its Own History -- 7.3 The Yin and the Yang, the Ultimate Being, and the Ultimate Nothingness -- 7.4 Change, No-Change, Simplicity -- 7.5 The Virtue of Modesty -- 7.6 Rising up from Trouble -- 7.7 Lessons from The Book of Documents -- 7.8 An Interpretation of History -- 7.9 Chun-qiu -- 7.10 Using the Right Words -- 7.11 Upholding National Unity -- 7.12 Curbing the Barbarians -- 7.13 The Three Commentaries of the Chun-qiu -- 7.14 A Great Tradition: Historians' Integrity -- Chapter 8. Military Philosophy -- 8.1 Confucius Was a Knight |
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"This book is the Magnum Opus dedicated to Mr Chi Yun Chang, a prominent historian as well as the founder of Chinese Culture University. This book illustrates the six elements of Confucius' teachings: Philosophy of Life Ethics, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Creation, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Providence and Philosophy of Peace. The book explains the value and significance of Confucius' teachings and also focuses on the modernization of the teachings. It ascertains that "to understand Confucius is to understand China, the Chinese people, Chinese history and Chinese culture". This book will be of interest to anyone who is interested in Confucius' teachings and its modern interpretations"--EBL |
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Confucianism.
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Confucianism.
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RELIGION -- Confucianism.
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Confucianism
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Electronic book
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