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Confucianism ;very short introduction

By Gardner , Daniel K

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780195398915, 9780199378494, 2000174205, 0195398912
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2383325 bytes)
Series
Very short introductions
Pages
xvi, 136 s\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:22:07
Philosophy;Religion;Cultural;China;History;Nonfict

Description

First formulated in the sixth century BCE, the teachings of Confucius came to dominate Chinese society, politics, economics, and ethics. In this Very Short Introduction, Daniel K. Gardner explores the major ideas of the Confucian tradition, showing their profound impact on life in China over the last twenty-six centuries. Gardner focuses on two of the Sage's most crucial philosophical questions—what makes for a good person and what constitutes good government—and traces how the great thinkers within the Confucian tradition responded, often quite differently, to these questions. As Gardner makes clear, Confucianism is still very much alive even today. The current Chinese government invokes Confucian political ideals to promote its policies, and the Chinese people are again looking to its teachings for moral direction in a time of rapid socioeconomic change.

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