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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778909103321

Autore

Goldin Paul Rakita <1972-, >

Titolo

Confucianism / / Paul R. Goldin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49249-8

1-317-49250-1

1-315-71162-1

1-280-11990-X

9786613523860

1-84465-436-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 168 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Ancient philosophies ; ; [9]

Disciplina

181.112

Soggetti

Confucianism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-161) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: ; 1. Confucius and his disciples -- ; 2. Interlude: Great Learning and Canon of Filial Piety -- ; 3. Mencius -- ; 4. Xunzi -- ; 5. Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism today.

Sommario/riassunto

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 BC), Mencius (372-289 BC), and Xunzi (fl. 3rd cent. BC), and concludes with an overview of later Confucian revivals and the standing of Confucianism today.