Confucianism

Here is a readable, non-technical introduction to the philosophy/religion which has so shaped China. The development of Confucianism is analyzed and its significance is discussed.

Ch'u Chai is a former professor of Chinese culture and philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City Winberg Chai is the coordinator of the Asian Studies program at the University of Redlands in California

Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Confucianism in Chinese History	p. 1
The Classics of the Confucian Tradition	p. 9
Pre-Confucian Philosophical and Religious Thought	p. 19
Animism	p. 19
The Rise of Humanism	p. 23
The Rise of Confucianism: Confucius	p. 28
His Life	p. 28
His Thought	p. 32
The Idealistic School of Confucianism: Mencius	p. 48
His Life	p. 48
His Thought	p. 50
The Realistic School of Confucianism: Hsun Tzu	p. 65
His Life	p. 66
His Thought	p. 69
Confucianism of the Ch'in and Han Periods (221 B.C.--A.D. 220)	p. 83
Three Important Essays	p. 83
The Ta Hsueh (Great Learning)	p. 85
The Chung Yung (Doctrine of the Mean)	p. 89
The Li Yun (Evolution of Rites)	p. 95
The Yin-Yang School of Confucianism: Tung Chung-shu	p. 98
The Triumph of Confucianism	p. 98
Tung Chung-shu's Life and His Position in Confucianism	p. 100
Tung Chung-shu's Philosophy	p. 102
The Rise of Neo-Confucianism	p. 112
Introduction of Buddhism	p. 113
The Pioneers of the Neo-Confucian Movement	p. 117
The Leading Sung Neo-Confucian Philosophers	p. 121
The Diversity of Neo-Confucianism	p. 139
Rationalistic Neo-Confucianism	p. 140
Idealistic Neo-Confucianism	p. 146
Confucianism in Modern China	p. 156
K'ang Yu-wei and Confucian Church	p. 157
The Ta-t'ung: A World Utopia	p. 163
Confucianism and Communism	p. 168
Footnotes	p. 174
Glossary	p. 181
Selected Bibliography	p. 186
Index	p. 193
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