Confucianism
Author | : Paul R. Goldin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2014-12-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317492504 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317492501 |
Rating | : 4/5 (501 Downloads) |
Download or read book Confucianism written by Paul R. Goldin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.