Confucian Ethics and Chinese Society: Chinese Confucian Principles

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-953067-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 492 g

Reihe: Understanding China

It tries to explicate Confucian concepts from a localized perspective, making it clear that Confucian ethics scaffold the foundation of Chinese society. Understanding the relationship between Confucian ethics and Chinese society is crucial for understanding China.

The book cites a great deal of classics across four independently themed chapters, making it a valuable reference for researchers, students, or anyone interested in Confucianism and Chinese philosophy.

While Confucian Ethics and Chinese Society: Chinese Confucian Institutions, written by the same author, focuses on the way Confucian principles are omnipresent in the organization of China's institutions, this book focuses on the principles themselves.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zeng, Yi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Benevolence and Filial Piety.- Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy.- Rules of Propriety and Law.- Innate Knowledge and the Highest Goodness.- The Heavenly Principle and Human Desire.- Virtue and Destiny.

Über Autor(innen)

Yi Zeng is a professor, doctoral supervisor of philosophy in School of Humanities, Tongji University. He is the vice director of The Center for Confucian Culture Studies of Fudan University. And he also serves as the vice president of Association of Confucianism Studies of Shanghai. His academic interests have focused on Neo-Confucianism, Pre-Qin Confucianism, Qing Classics.