Edification in the Chinese Philosophy of Confucianism

This pivot focuses on "the concept of edification" in a bid to systematically expound its connotative structure and logical evolution. It is divided into ten chapters, embracing various issues, such as human nature as the foundation of edification, the development of edification and cultivation, the evolution of edification and the resultant life based on ritual and music, the political orientation and ultimate care of edification, and the nurturing of social edification, in an effort to offer a panoramic view of the intellectual features of Confucianism, and consequently a profound reflection on the cultural consciousness of contemporary China.
 
The book is expected to satisfy the needs for a better understanding of edification as a Confucian concept, and the conceptual features of Chinese philosophy, or rather, Confucianism.

List of contents

Confucianism: the Philosophy of Edification.- Teaching of the Realization of Virtue: Edification and Personality Cultivation.- A Man Commanding Our Longingness Should Be Called a Good Man: the Foundation and Premise of Edification.- The Nature and Reflection of Sincerity: the Process of Edification.- The Teaching of Rites and Music: Edification and Lifestyle.- Displaying and Reaching Destiny: Edification and the Ultimate Care.- Conclusion: Confucian Edification and Contemporary Society.

Product details

• Authors: Jinglin Li
• Assisted by: Wei Guo (Translation), Hongjuan Xin (Translation)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2023
• EAN: 9789811941986
• ISBN: 978-981-1941-98-6
• No. of pages: 119
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 7 mm x 210 mm
• Illustrations: XII, 119 p. 2 illus.
• Series: Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture; Key Concepts in Chinese Though
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works