Confucianism

Bibliographic Data

ID19905656
AuthorsPaul R Goldin (corresponding author)
Year2014
Pages240
Publication date2014-12-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueConfucianism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315711621
OpenAlexW4242473820
Open LibraryOL29260480M
ISBN9781315711621
LanguageEN
Citations received8

"Confucianism" presents the history and salient tenets of Confucian thought, and discusses its viability, from both a social and a philosophical point of view, in the modern world. Despite most of the major Confucian texts having been translated into English, there remains a surprising lack of straightforward textbooks on Confucian philosophy in any Western language. Those that do exist are often oriented from the point of view of Western philosophy - or, worse, a peculiar school of thought within Western philosophy - and advance correspondingly skewed interpretations of Confucianism. This book seeks to rectify this situation. It guides readers through the philosophies of the three major classical Confucians: Confucius (551-479 BCE), Mencius (372-289 BCE?) and Xunzi (fl. 3rd cent. BCE), and concludes with an overview of later Confucian revivals and the standing of Confucianism today

Political science · Chinese history and philosophy · Philosophy · Confucianism · Confucianisme