BOOKS - Confucianism (Ancient Philosophies)
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713794
713794
Confucianism (Ancient Philosophies)
Author: Paul R. Goldin
Year: December 5, 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.9 MB
Language: English
Year: December 5, 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.9 MB
Language: English
and "Confucianism and " 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 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.