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Confucianism ( , literally "The School of the Scholars"; or, less accurately, 孔教 Kŏng jiào, "The Religion of Confucius") is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius. It is a complex system of moral, social, political, and religious thought which has had tremendous influence on the history of Chinese civilization down to the 21st century. Some people in the West have considered it to have been the "state religion" of imperial China.
Debated during the Warring States Period and forbidden during the short-lived Qin Dynasty, Confucianism was chosen by Han Wudi for use as a political system to govern the Chinese state. Despite its loss of influence during the Tang Dynasty, Confucianist doctrine remained a mainstream Chinese orthodoxy for two millennia until the 20th century, when it was attacked by radical Chinese thinkers as a vanguard of a feudal system and an obstacle to China's modernization, eventually culminating in its repression and vilification during the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, Confucianism has been revived in mainland China, and both interest in and debate about Confucianism have surged.
The cultures most strongly influenced by Confucianism include those of China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam, as well as various territories including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, (settled predominantly by ethnic Chinese). The descendants of Confucius are now located on the island of Taiwan(Republic of China) due to their support to the Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War.
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no wonder it's called "confucianism" I'm getting confused with all this shit
abcd91 (jem) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:37:21 -0000
no wonder it's called "confucianism" I'm getting confused with all this shit
Confused Confucianism never was able to solve my little life drama
Eudog23 (Eugene Fullerton) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:05:15 -0000
Confused Confucianism never was able to solve my little life drama
RT @caspero: Was worth posting again - Confucianism & Christianity - http://bit.ly/8xjenF #culture #mission
eugenehor (eugenehor) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:56:02 -0000
RT @caspero: Was worth posting again - Confucianism & Christianity - http://bit.ly/8xjenF #culture #mission
Felt like this was worth posting again after it came up in recent discussions - Confucianism & Christianity - http://bit.ly/8xjenF
caspero (Benjamin van Caspel) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:52:51 -0000
Felt like this was worth posting again after it came up in recent discussions - Confucianism & Christianity - http://bit.ly/8xjenF
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Confucianism - An article by Charles F. Aiken from this 1912 reference work. Reviews the key teachings and history of Confucianism, and its relation to Christianity.
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Center for Dao-Confucianism - Answers to various questions about Confucian doctrine and its role in the world today.
Class Notes: Confucian Asia - Study questions and presentations from an introductory course on East Asian thought.
Confucian Business Ethics and the Nature of Business Decisions - Essay by Jonathan Chan which seeks to show how a Confucian business ethic is possible, despite the Confucian prohibition on profit-seeking.
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Confucian Education - Article on the historical application of Confucian doctrines to the imperial Chinese educational system.
Confucian Pictures - Pictures from antiquity and the present day relating to the Confucian tradition.
Confucian Teachings - Links to English commentaries on and translations of Confucian classics.
Confucian Teachings Stand Test of Time - A year 2000 article from China.org.cn. Describes the contemporary popularity of Confucian studies in China.
Confucianism - A basic outline of the Confucian tradition, its principles and schools, from Religioustolerance.org.
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Confucianism - Article drawn from the Encarta encyclopedia, describing the key teachings and various schools of this philosophical tradition.
Confucianism - An illustrated article reviewing the basic Confucian teachings and the history of Confucianism.
Confucianism - Articles on the various historical manifestations of this philosophical tradition. Part of the PHILTAR Overview of World Religions.
Confucianism - Notes by J. Dominguez on the basic attibutes of this philosophy.
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Confucianism - Brief article noting the compatibility of the Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist traditions.
Confucianism - The ideal of conduct, ordering all human relationships and resulting in an ideal social structure and harmony - a famous maxim is: Never do to others, what you would not like them to do to you.
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Confucianism and Christianity - Short online book, extensively reviewing the relations between these two traditions. By Colin Hoad.
Confucianism and Confucius - Commentary, and online texts and resources for the study of this school of thought.
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Confucianism and Ecology: Potential and Limits - Article by Mary Evelyn Tucker. Notes positive and negative aspects of Confucian doctrine with regard to environmental ethics.
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Confucianism as a Way of Chinese Life - Article on Confucian teachings and their historical impact on Chinese society and culture.
Confucianism: An Introduction - A brief historical overview of Confucianism and description of basic Confucian beliefs, by Meredith Sprunger. From the Urantia Book Fellowship.
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Confucius and Confucianism - Articles and online resources on confucius and the history of Confucianism.
Confucius and the Scholars - Article published in The Atlantic in 1999. Considers the modern revival of Confucianism in the light of recent scholarship which questions Confucianism's historical origins and the appropriateness of Confucianism as a general term.
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Eastern Religion - Essay with annotated bibliography, by Julia M. Hardy. Reviews the Western reaction to Confucian thought, with an emphasis on the contemporary New Confucianism.
Ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Xun-zi - Chapter from a book by Sanderson Beck. Discusses the life story and teachings of each of these classical Chinese thinkers.
Home of Confucian Studies - Includes scholarly writing, articles, a who's who directory, and news updates. Information for the student or scholar.
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Man in Confucian Society - Essay on this topic, from the perspective of the Vietnamese experience.
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Reinventing Confucianism - Review by Peter Barry of the book of this title, by Umberto Bresciani. Summarizes Bresciani's treatment of the modern revival of Confucianism.
Sacred Texts - Confucian Documents - Online texts of the key works of the Confucian philosophical tradition, including the Confucian canon and four of the Five Classics.
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The 13 Confucian Classics - Short notes on each of these works from the Confucian canon.
The Confucian Filial Obligation and Care for Aged Parents - Paper by James Wang delivered at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Sets in opposition the Confucian and Western contractarian understandings of family relations.
The Cult of Confucius - Article by Thomas A. Wilson, detailing the historical process by which Confucius and his followers came to be venerated across China.
The First Neo-Confucianism - An introduction to the early syncretic strain in Confucian thought, as exemplified by Yang Hsiung's Canon Of Supreme Mystery.
The Song Confucians' View of History - Outlines the role of historical inquiry in the Confucian thought of the Chinese Song dynasty.
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Urantia Book: Confucianism - The summary of Confucian doctrines which is current among followers of the Urantia religion.
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Wikipedia: Confucianism - Article from this openly-edited encyclopedia.
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