Confucius

The Man and the Way of Gongfu

Peimin Ni (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2016
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-5741-2 (ISBN)

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Through a systematic introduction of Confucius as a historical figure, a spiritual leader, a philosopher, a political reformer, an educator, and a person, this book offers a comprehensive, lucid, and in-depth articulation of Confucius and his teachings for Western students. It explains how his ideas are different from their Western counterparts as well as challenging the orthodox Western understandings of Confucianism. The book reveals clearly how Confucius’s insights can be a rich resource for addressing contemporary problems and re-enchanting the world and the contemporary life.

Peimin Ni is professor of philosophy at Grand Valley State University and visiting professor at the University of Hawaii and the University of Hong Kong. He is author of many works on Confucianism, including On Confucius (2002), Confucius, Making the Way Great (2010), and chapters on “Confucius” and “The Philosophy of Confucius” in the Oxford Handbook of World Philosophy (2011) and the Dao Companion to Classical Confucian Philosophy (2014), respectively. He is former president of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (2010-2012) and the Association of Chinese Philosophers in America (1997-1999). He has been a keynote speaker at the UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, the European Science Foundation meetings, World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations,” and Nishan Forum on World Civilizations. He is also editor-in-chief of the ACPA (Association of Chinese Philosophers in North America) series of Chinese and Comparative Philosophy.

Preface
Chronology

Chapter I. Confucius as a Historical Figure
Long, Long Ago, There Was a Time
A Man from a Humble Background
The Life Story Continues …
The Second Epoch
New Challenges and the Third Epoch

Chapter II. Confucius as a Spiritual Leader
A Wooden Bell-Clapper
Humans are Part of Heaven
Mandate and Destiny
Immortality and the Meaning of Life
Inter-religiosity

Chapter III. Confucius as a Philosopher
One Cannot Be Fully a Human in Solitude
Born to Become a Human
What Makes A Vessel Sacred?
Naming Means Illuminating
Hit the Mark Constantly

Chapter IV. Confucius as a Political Reformer
Ideal Society—Harmony and Holism
Sageliness Within and Kingliness Without
Names and Rituals as Political Devices
The Freedom of Needing No Choice
Uprightness and Justice

Chapter V. Confucius as an Educator
The Kind of Education
Six Arts
Learning, Thinking, and Embodiment
Method of Education

Chapter VI. Confucius as a Person
The “ZENG Dian Spirit”
Elitist?
Sexist?
Honesty and Sincerity
After All, the Master Is a Human

Bibliography
Index of Quotes from the Analects
Index of Names and Subjects

Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 237 mm
Gewicht	404 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-4422-5741-5 / 1442257415
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-5741-2 / 9781442257412
Zustand	Neuware