Overview
- Offers an unparalleled examination to the philosophers, basic texts and philosophical concepts and ideas of Classical Confucianism
- Takes into account the most recent scholarship as well as recently unearthed bamboo slips related to Classical Confucianism
- Analyzes and critically assesses the philosophy in the Confucian Classics, including works by his disciples and his grandson Zisi, the Zisi-Mencius School, Mencius, and Xunzi
Part of the book series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy (DCCP, volume 3)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Historical Development
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Front Matter
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Philosophical Issues
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Ancient Chinese philosophy
- Chinese culture
- Chinese thought
- Classical Confucianism
- Confucian Harmony
- Confucian Moral Psychology
- Confucian Political Philosophy
- Confucian Virtue Ethics
- Daoism
- Daxue
- Doctrine of the Mean
- Great Learning
- History of Chinese philosophy
- Mencius school
- Poetry in Classical Confucianism
- Zhongyong
- Zisi school
- philosophy of Confucius
- philosophy of Mencius
About this book
This volume presents both a historical and a systematic examination of the philosophy of classical Confucianism. Taking into account newly unearthed materials and the most recent scholarship, it features contributions by experts in the field, ranging from senior scholars to outstanding early career scholars.
The book first presents the historical development of classical Confucianism, detailing its development amidst a fading ancient political theology and a rising wave of creative humanism. It examines the development of the philosophical ideas of Confucius as well as his disciples and his grandson Zisi, the Zisi-Mencius School, Mencius, and Xunzi. Together with this historical development, the book analyzes and critically assesses the philosophy in the Confucian Classics and other major works of these philosophers.
The second part systematically examines such philosophical issues as feeling and emotion, the aesthetic appreciation of music, wisdom in poetry, moral psychology, virtue ethics, political thoughts, the relation with the Ultimate Reality, and the concept of harmony in Confucianism.
The Philosophy of Classical Confucianism offers an unparalleled examination to the philosophers, basic texts and philosophical concepts and ideas of Classical Confucianism as well as the recently unearthed bamboo slips related to Classical Confucianism. It will prove itself a valuable reference to undergraduate and postgraduate university students and teachers in philosophy, Chinese history, History, Chinese language and Culture.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“If the readers are novices in classical Confucian philosophy, the essays provide basic orientation. If the readers are advanced students, the essays thread their way through contemporary debates, presenting the authors’ own perspectives. … an edited volume that would be helpful in introductory courses in Confucianism, a must-read for advanced and graduate courses, and important for the library of (English-reading) scholars and philosophers in the Confucian tradition!” (Robert Cummings Neville, Dao, Vol. 13, 2014)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dao Companion to Classical Confucian Philosophy
Editors: Vincent Shen
Series Title: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2936-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2935-5Published: 07 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7685-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2936-2Published: 23 October 2013
Series ISSN: 2211-0275
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8780
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 404
Topics: Non-Western Philosophy, Religious Studies, general, Philosophy of Religion, Regional and Cultural Studies