Confucianism: A Modern Interpretation

by Chi Yun Chang

Overview

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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164119799
Publisher:	Design Media Publishing (UK) Limited
Publication date:	06/21/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

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.

Table of Contents

Confucius was Great; Philosophy of Life; Philosophy of Education; Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Law; Philosophy of Art; Philosophy of Change and of History; Military Philosophy; Religious Philosophy; The Model Types of Men by Confucian Standards; The Disciples of Confucius; Confucianist Lineage; Classics and Memorials; Confucianism in Eastern Nations; Confucian Studies in Western Countries; The Period of the Spring and Autumn: A General Survey.