孔子

內容概要

　　Through a systematic "gongfu"　reading of Confucius， this book shows how Confucius ideas are different from dogmatized or overly intellectualistic understandings of Confucianism and how the Master s insights can be a rich resource for re-enchanting the world and the contemporary life.

作者簡介

　　Peimin Ni （倪培民），Professor of Philosophy at Grand Valley State University， USA， was a graduate of Fudan University in China and go this Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. He is the President of the Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy， former President of the Association of Chinese Philosophers in America， and was a keynote speaker at "World Public Forum" in Europe. He is the author of numerous books and articles， including On Confucius （Wadsworth， 2002） and a chapter on" Confucius"　in Oxford Handbook of World Philosophy.

書籍目錄

PREFACE15 CHAPTER I. CONFUCIUS AS A HISTORICAL FIGURE17 Long Long Ago， There was a Time21　A Man from a Humble Background33 The Life Story Continues46 The Second Epoch52 New Challenges and the Third Epoch57 CHAPTER II. CONFUCIUS AS A SPIRITUAL LEADER58 A Wooden Bell-Clapper62 Humans are Part of Heaven69 Mandate and Destiny78 Immortality and the Meaning of Life89 Inter-religiosity99 CHAPTER Ⅲ. CONFUCIUS AS A PHILOSOPHER100 One Cannot be Fully a Human in Solitude108 Born to Become a Human116 What Makes a Vessel Sacred?129 Naming Means Illuminating136 Hit the Mark Constantly141 CHAPIER IV. CONFUCIUS AS A POLITICAL REFORMER142 Ideal Society——Harmony and Holism152 Sageliness Within and Kingliness Without161 Names and Rituals as Political Devices169 The Freedom of Needing No Choice175 Uprightness and Justice183 CHAPTER V. CONFUCIUS AS AN EDUCATOR185 The Kind of Education194 Six Arts207 Learning， Thinking， and Embodiment215 Method of Education222 CHAPTER VI. CONFUCIUS AS A PERSON223 The "ZENG Dian Spirit"229 Elitist?236 Sexist?242 Honesty and Sincerity247 After All， the Master is a Human255 CHRONOLOGY262 BIBLIOGRAPHY267 INDEX OF QUOTES FROM THE ANALECTS271 INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS

媒體關注與評論

　　The book is a thoughtful and inspiring presentation of Confucian-ism as arguably the longest and most influential ethical and spiri-tual traditions inhuman history. It is highly readable with many insightful observations.　　——Tu Weiming（杜維明）Peking University and Harvard University　　In this short book Peimin Ni revives Confucius as the living and enduring spirit of Chinese culture.　　——Roger T. Ames The University of Hawaii　　Peimin Ni has provided a portrait of Confucius that makes him more complex and also more human than he generally is presented asbeing.　　——Joel Kupperman The University of Connecticut

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