Confucius & Confucianism: The Essentials

✍ Scribed by Lee Dian Rainey(auth.)

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 275
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This comprehensive introduction explores the life and teachings of Confucius, and development of Confucian thought, from ancient times to the present today.

• Demonstrates the wisdom and enduring relevance of Confucius’s teachings – drawing parallels between our 21^st century society and that of China 2,500 years ago, where government corruption, along with social, economic, and technical changes, led thinkers to examine human nature and society
• Draws on the latest research and incorporates interpretations of Confucius and his works by Chinese and Western scholars throughout the centuries
• Explores how Confucius's followers expanded and reinterpreted his ideas after his death, and how this process has continued throughout Chinese history
• Seamlessly links Confucius with our modern age, revealing how his teachings have  become the basis of East Asian culture and influenced the West

Content:
Chapter 1 Confucius' World and His Life (pages 1–22):
Chapter 2 Confucius' Teachings I: The Foundation of a Good Person (pages 23–44):
Chapter 3 Confucius' Teachings II: The Foundation of a Good Society and Other Topics (pages 45–62):
Chapter 4 Terms, and Mozi (pages 63–74):
Chapter 5 Opponents (pages 75–86):
Chapter 6 Mencius (pages 87–104):
Chapter 7 Xunzi (pages 105–118):
Chapter 8 Confucians, “Confucian” Texts, and the Qin Dynasty (pages 119–131):
Chapter 9 The Han Dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE1 (pages 132–145):
Chapter 10 From the Han to the Tang Dynasties, 220–907 CE (pages 146–158):
Chapter 11 Neo?Confucianism (pages 159–175):
Chapter 12 Confucianism and Modernity (pages 176–191):
Chapter 13 Issues (pages 192–206):