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Confucianism

  • Confucian Ethicsby Kwong-Loi Shun; David B. Wong

    Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 30.00

    The Chinese ethical tradition has often been thought to oppose Western views of the self as autonomous and possessed of individual rights with views that emphasize the centrality of relationship and community to the self. The essays in this collection discuss the validity of that contrast as it concerns Confucianism. more...

  • Confucian Political Ethicsby Daniel A. Bell

    Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 26.95

    For much of the twentieth century, Confucianism was condemned by Westerners and East Asians alike as antithetical to modernity. Internationally renowned philosophers, historians, and social scientists argue otherwise in Confucian Political Ethics . They show how classical Confucian theory--with its emphasis on family ties, self-improvement, education,... more...

  • Confucianismby Ronnie L. Littlejohn

    I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 85.00

    It is arguably Confucianism, not Communism, which lies at the core of China's deepest sense of self. Although reviled by Chinese intellectuals of the 1950s-1990s, who spoke of it as 'yellow silt clotting the arteries of the country', Confucianism has defied eradication, remaining a fundamental part of the nation's soul for 2500 years.... more...

  • Confucianismby Rodney Taylor

    Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 35.00

    The volumes in the new series Religions of the World surveys religions that have had a major impact on the history of the world and that continue to play a role in relationships between nations and ethnic groups. All aspects--including roots and founding, primary beliefs and cultural activities, the way the faiths are viewed by the rest of the world,... more...

  • Confucianismby Chi Yun Chang; Orient Lee

    World Scientific Publishing Company/Zhejiang University Press 2013; US$ 114.00

    This book is the Magnum Opus dedicated to Mr Chi Yun Chang, a prominent historian as well as the founder of Chinese Culture University. This book illustrates the six elements of Confucius' teachings: Philosophy of Life Ethics, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Creation, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Providence and Philosophy of Peace.The... more...

  • Confucianism, Chinese History and Societyby Sin Kiong Wong

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 55.00

    The present volume is part of the ‘Worldviews, Science and Us’ series of proceedings. It contains selected contributions on the subject of bridging knowledge and its implications for our perspectives of the world. This volume also represents the proceedings of the interdisciplinary stream of the international workshop (Part 1) Times of Entanglement,... more...

  • Confucianism for the Modern Worldby Daniel A. Bell; Hahm Chaibong

    Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 37.00

    While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world. more...

  • An Introduction to Confucianismby Xinzhong Yao

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 32.00

    Taking into account the history and range of Confucian Studies, this book introduces Confucianism - initiated in China by Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) - primarily as a philosophical and religious tradition. It draws together the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students, teachers, and general readers. more...

  • Reconstructionist Confucianismby Ruiping Fan

    Springer 2010; US$ 84.99

    Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian heritage in light of modern Western values, this book offers a Reconstructionist Confucian project to reclaim Confucian resources to meet contemporary moral and public policy challenges. Ruiping Fan argues that popular accounts of human goods and social justice within the... more...

  • The Renaissance of Confucianism in Contemporary Chinaby Ruiping Fan

    Springer 2011; US$ 109.99

    A new generation of Confucian scholars is coming of age. China is reawakening to the power and importance of its own culture. This volume provides a unique view of the emerging Confucian vision for China and the world in the 21st century. Unlike the Neo-Confucians sojourning in North America who recast Confucianism in terms of modern Western values,... more...