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Confucianism: A Modern Interpretation
By Chi Yun Chang
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About the Author
Chi Yun Chang (1901–1985) was a prominent historian and educator. He graduated from Nanking Higher Normal School in 1923, which was expanded into National Southeastern University and later expanded again into National Central University (today’s Nanjing University). Chang earned an early recognition of his high attainments in geography and history with his books published by the Commercial Press at Shanghai. He taught at his alma mater before he became the founder and the chairman of the Department of History and Geography in 1936 at National Zhejiang University. He was a visiting research fellow at Harvard from 1943 to 1945. He was appointed dean of the College of Arts at Zhejiang University soon after he returned to China in August 1945. After retiring from public life in 1959, Chang devoted all his time, besides writing his monumental Five Thousand Years of Chinese History, to the founding and developing of the Chinese Culture University in Taipei (founded in 1962).
Confucianism: A Modern Interpretation, originally published in Chinese, is the fifth volume of his Five Thousand Years of Chinese History.
It was translated into English (Confucianism: A Modern Interpretation) by Professor Orient Lee in 1981. Subsequently, Professor Shan-hsiung Ting revised it in 2011.
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Publisher : Design Media Publishing Ltd (January 1, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 490 pages
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Like the five other spiritual leaders in the world,1 Confucius (551 B.C.–479 B.C.) still lives among us and is admired more than ever.
He absorbed China’s cultural traditions accumulated during the 25 centuries before his time. They were rich but somewhat schematic. He coordinated them, re-organized them, evaluated them, developed them into a profound new system of ethics and political philosophy for the benefit of posterity, thus providing a solid foundation for national existence during the 25 centuries after him.
This book, originally written in English, consists of 16 chapters elucidating in detail the value and the significance of Confucius’ teachings. The author states that to understand Confucius is to understand China, Chinese history and culture. It includes Confucian philosophy regarding life, education, politics, law, art, change and history, the model man and more.
This book is the Magnum Opus dedicated to Mr. Chi Yun Chang, a prominent historian as well as the founder of Chinese Culture University.
This book illustrates the six elements of Confucius’s teachings:
- Philosophy of Life Ethics,
- Philosophy of Education,
- Philosophy of Creation,
- Political Philosophy,
- Philosophy of Providence and
- Philosophy of Peace.
The book explains the value and significance of Confucius teachings and also focuses on the modernization of the teachings. It ascertains that “to understand Confucius is to understand China, the Chinese people, Chinese history and Chinese culture”. This book will be of interest to anyone who is interested in Confucius teachings and its modern interpretations.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDesign Media Publishing (UK) Limited
Release dateJun 21, 2020
Contents
Foreword
About the Authors
CHAPTER 1 Confucius Was Great
CHAPTER 2 Philosophy of Life
CHAPTER 3 Philosophy of Education
CHAPTER 4 Political Philosophy
CHAPTER 5 Philosophy of Law
CHAPTER 6 Philosophy of Art
CHAPTER 7 Philosophy of Change and of History
CHAPTER 8 Military Philosophy
CHAPTER 9 Religious Philosophy
CHAPTER 10 The Model Types of Men by Confucian Standards
CHAPTER 11 The Disciples of Confucius
CHAPTER 12 Confucianist Lineage
CHAPTER 13 Classics and Memorials
CHAPTER 14 Confucianism in Eastern Nations
CHAPTER 15 Confucian Studies in Western Countries
CHAPTER 16 The Period of the Spring and Autumn: A General Survey
Appendix
Bibliography
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