Author: Chen Jingpan
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7119010077
Published on: 1990-01
Paperback
Confucius as a Teacher is the most exhaustive and authoritative work ever on Confucius’ pedagogic thinking. The author points out that Confucius was first and foremost as a teacher. He was both a transmitter and an originator, both a creator and a conserver, of ancient Chinese culture. He aimed at social reform through education, and at bringing about an ideal social order through cultivating ideal individuals. In his ideal society, both individual and social rights would be perfectly developed and harmonized; there would be the state of “great harmony.” The major course of study which he offered was along the line of ethics, especially love (ren) and the rules of proper conduct (li), the former stressing the individualistic quality while the latter social control. Throughout the ages, Confucian scholars, through the inspiration of their master, have practically monopolized the educational field in China.
【Main Contents】
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7119010077
Published on: 1990-01
Paperback
Confucius as a Teacher is the most exhaustive and authoritative work ever on Confucius’ pedagogic thinking. The author points out that Confucius was first and foremost as a teacher. He was both a transmitter and an originator, both a creator and a conserver, of ancient Chinese culture. He aimed at social reform through education, and at bringing about an ideal social order through cultivating ideal individuals. In his ideal society, both individual and social rights would be perfectly developed and harmonized; there would be the state of “great harmony.” The major course of study which he offered was along the line of ethics, especially love (ren) and the rules of proper conduct (li), the former stressing the individualistic quality while the latter social control. Throughout the ages, Confucian scholars, through the inspiration of their master, have practically monopolized the educational field in China.
【Main Contents】
Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II The Background to the Teaching of Confucius
Chapter III Confucius in Relation to the Classics
Chapter IV The Aim of the Teaching of Confucius
Chapter V The Substance of the Teaching of Confucius
Chapter VI The Methods of the Teaching of Confucius
Chapter VII Confucius
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