영문목차
List of illustrations=viii
Preface=xi
Confucianism in history: chronological table=xiv
Introduction: Confucian studies East and West=1
Stages of the Confucian evolution=4
Methodological focuses=10
Structure and contents=12
Translation and transliteration=14
1. Confucianism, Confucius and Confucian classics=16
'Confucianism' and ru=16
Ru and the ru tradition=17
Confucius=21
Confucianism as a 'family' (jia)=26
Confucianism as a 'cult' (jiao)=28
Confucianism as a form of learning (xue)=29
Ethics, politics and religion in the Confucian tradition=30
An ethical system?=32
An official orthodoxy?=34
A religious tradition?=38
Confucian classics=47
Ancient records and the classics=49
Confucius and the Confucian classics=52
Confucian classics in history=54
The Thirteen Classics=56
The Five Classics=57
The Four Books=63
2. Evolution and transformation - a historical perspective=68
Confucianism and three options=68
Mengzi and his development of idealistic Confucianism=71
Xunzi: a Great Confucian synthesiser=76
The victory of Confucianism and its syncretism=81
Dong Zhongshu and the establishment of Han Confucianism=83
Classical Learning: controversies and debates=86
The Confucian dimension of 'Mysterious Learning'=89
The emergence of Neo-Confucianism=96
Five masters of early Neo-Confucianism=98
Zhu Xi and his systematic Confucianism=105
The Idealistic School: Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Shouren=109
Korea: the second home for Confucianism=115
Japanese Confucianism: transfiguration and application=125
3. The Way of Confucianism=139
The Way of Heaven=141
Heaven and the Confucian Ultimate=142
Heaven and moral principles=147
Heaven as Nature or Natural Law=149
The Way of Humans=153
Morality as transcendence=155
Good and evil=160
Sacred kingship and humane government=165
The Way of Harmony=169
Harmony: the concept and the theme=170
Oneness of Heaven and Humans=174
Humans and Nature=175
Social conflicts and their solutions=178
4. Ritual and religious practice=190
Confucianism: a tradition of ritual=191
Ritual and sacrifice=191
Sacrifice to Heaven=196
Sacrifice to ancestors and filial piety=199
The cult of Confucius=204
Learning and spiritual cultivation=209
Learning as a spiritual path=209
Spiritual cultivation=216
Confucianism and other religious traditions=223
The unity of three doctrines=224
Confucianism and Daoism=229
Mutual transformation between Confucianism and Buddhism=233
Confucianism and Christianity=237
5. Confucianism and its modern relevance=245
Confucianism: survival and renovation=246
Stepping into the modern age=247
The rise of modern Confucianism=251
Unfolding of the Confucian project=255
The themes of modern Confucian studies=261
Confucianism and the fate of China=263
Confucianism and western culture=266
Confucianism and modernisation=270
Confucianism and its modern relevance=273
The revival of Confucian values=274
An ethic of responsibility=279
A comprehensive understanding of education=280
A humanistic meaning of life=284
Select bibliography=287
Transliteration table=309
Index=330