FOREWORD
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
I.THE CHARACTER OF CONFUCIAN IDEAS
II.A BRIEF ESTIMATE OF THE CHARACTER OF CONFUCIUS
III.SOURCES AND PLAN OF THE PRESENT BOOK
IV.ON THE METHOD OF TRANSLATION
Chapter Two THE LIFE OF CONFUCIUS(K﹀ungtee Shihchia—Shiki,Book XLVII)
I.ANCESTRY,CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH(551 B.C.-523 B.C.)
II.BETWEEN THIRTY AND FIFTY(522 B.C.-503 B.C.)
III.THE PERIOD OF GREAT POWER(502 B.C-496 B.C.)
IV.FIVE YEARS OF WANDERINGS(496 B.C-492 B.C.)
V.IN EXTREMITIES IN CH﹀EN AND TS﹀AI(491 B.C.-489 B.C.)
VI.FURTHER YEARS OF WANDERINGS(484 B.C.-481 B.C.)
VII.SCHOLARLY LABORS AND PERSONAL HABITS OF
VII.HIS DEATH(479 B.C.)AND POSTERITY
Chapter Three CENTRAL HARMONY
I.THE CENTRAL HARMONY
II.THE GOLDEN MEAN
III.MORAL LAW EVERYWHERE
IV.THE HUMANISTIC STANDARD!
V.CERTAIN MODELS
VI.ETHICS AND POLITICS
VII.BEING ONE﹀STRUE SELF
VII.THOSE WHO ARE ABSOLUTE TRUE SELVES s94
IX.EULOGY ON CONFUCIUS
X.EPILOGUE
Chapter Four ETHICS AND POLITICS
I.GENERAL IDEA OF THIS ESSAY
II.ON THE MEANING OF CERTAIN EXPRESSIONSUSED IN THE ABOVE SECTION
III.ON ACHIEVING TRUE KNOWLEDGE
IV.ON MAKING THE WILL SINCERE
V.ON SETTING THE HEART RIGHT AND PERSONAL CULTIVATION
VI.ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIFE
VII.ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY AND NATIONAL LIFE
VII.ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIONAL LIFE AND WORLD PEACE
Chapter FIVe APHORISMS OF CONFUCIUS
I.DESCRIPTION OF CONFUCIUS BY HIMSELF AND OTHERS
II.THE EMOTIONAL AND ARTISTIC LIFE OF CONFUCIUS
III.THE CONVERSATIONAL STYLE
IV.THE JOHNSONIAN TOUCH
V.WITAND WISDOM
VI.HUMANISM AND TRUE MANHOOD
VII.THE SUPERIOR MAN AND THE INFERIOR MAN
VIII.THE MEAN AS THE IDEAL CHARACTER AND TYPES OF PERSONS THAT CONFUCIUS HATED
IX.GOVERNMENT
X.ON EDUCATION,RITUAL AND POETRY
Chapter Six FIRST DISCOURSE︰ON EDUCATION THROUGH THE SIX CLASSICS(Chingchieh,Liki,Chapter XXVI)
Chapter Seven SECOND DISCOURSE︰AN INTERVIEW WITH DUKE AI
(Aikung Wen,Liki,Chapter XXVII)
Chapter Eight THIRD DISCOURSE︰THE VISION OF A SOCIAL ORDER
(Liyun,Liki,Chapter IX)
Chapter Nine ON EDUCATION
(Hsuehchi,Liki,Chapter XVIII)
Chapter Ten ON MUSIC
(Yochi,Liki,Chapter XIX)
Chapter Eleven MENCIUS
(The Book of Mencius,Book VI,Part I)
IMPORTANT CHARACTERS MENTIONED
THE PRONUNCIATION OF CHINESE MAMES
WADE-GILES TO PINYIN CONVERSION TABLE
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