Spirit of Chinese Confucianism

Qiyong Guo, professor, Ph.D., doctoral supervisor. He has been the director of School of Humanity (2000-2003), School of Philosophy (2003-2007), International Society for Chinese Philosophy (2005-2007). He now is the director of Confucius and Confucianism Research Center, Wuhan University, deputy director of Chinese Traditional Culture Research Center, the member of the leading group of discipline of philosophy affiliated to the academic degree committee of State Council, deputy director of Advisor Committee of Philosophy Teaching in universities and colleges, attached to Ministry of Education. He is also the leader of some international academic organizations. He is deputy CEO of International Society for Chinese Philosophy, member and academic advisor of International Confucianism Association, deputy director of Association of Chinese Philosophy History, deputy director of Association of Chinese Confucianism.

• 1. FORWARD.- 2. Introduction.- 3. An Overview of Confucianism.- 4. Five Classics and Four Books.- 5. Humanist Spirit of Confucianism.- 6. Kernal Value Orientations of Confucianism.- 7. Confucian Notion of Public and Private.- 8. Mutual Concealing Between Relatives.- 9. Idea of Human Nature.- 10. Harmony and Doctrine of the Mean.- 11. Religious Implications of Confucianism.- 12. Confucianism’s Path to Ideal Realm.- 13. Confucian Wisdom in Management.- 14. Self-Awakening and Self-Consciousness.- 15. Appendix: Reflections from Modern and Contemporary Neo-Confucianists.- 16. Postscript.