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It tries to explicate Confucian concepts from a localized perspective, making it clear that Confucian ethics scaffold the foundation of Chinese society. Understanding the relationship between Confucian ethics and Chinese society is crucial for comprehending China.
The book cites a great deal of classics across four independently themed chapters, making it a valuable reference for researchers, students, or anyone interested in philosophy and Confucianism.
While Confucian Ethics and Chinese Society: Chinese Confucian Institutions, written by the same author, focuses on the way Confucian principles are omnipresent in the organization of China's institutions, this book focuses on the principles itself.
List of contents
Benevolence and Filial Piety.- Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy.- Rules of Propriety and Law.- Innate Knowledge and the Highest Goodness.- The Heavenly Principle and Human Desire.- Virtue and Destiny.
About the author
Yi Zeng is a professor, doctoral supervisor of philosophy in School of Humanities, Tongji University. He is the vice director of The Center for Confucian Culture Studies of Fudan University. And he also serves as the vice president of Association of Confucianism Studies of Shanghai. His academic interests have focused on Neo-Confucianism, Pre-Qin Confucianism, Qing Classics.
Summary
It tries to explicate Confucian concepts from a localized perspective, making it clear that Confucian ethics scaffold the foundation of Chinese society. Understanding the relationship between Confucian ethics and Chinese society is crucial for comprehending China.
The book cites a great deal of classics across four independently themed chapters, making it a valuable reference for researchers, students, or anyone interested in philosophy and Confucianism.
While Confucian Ethics and Chinese Society: Chinese Confucian Institutions, written by the same author, focuses on the way Confucian principles are omnipresent in the organization of China's institutions, this book focuses on the principles itself.
