H. G. Creel

Confucius (eBook, PDF)

The Man and the Myth

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1932, and therefore inevitably of its time, this book discusses the place of the intellect as a guide to religious truth. The author's work brought principles from Quaker decision-making to bear on wider questions about democracy and religion. The author affirms that the 'Light Within', although a personal endowment is not independent of the historical fact that spiritual geniuses in bygone ages have seen and testified and lived.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040358610
• Artikelnr.: 73576924

Autorenporträt

H. G. Creel (1905-1994) was an American sinologist and philosopher.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Background 1. Tradition and Truth 2. The Evidence 3. The China of
Confucius Part 2: Confucius 4. Biography 5. The Man 6. The Disciples 7. The
Teacher 8. The Scholar 9. The Philosopher 10. The Reformer Part 3:
Confucianism 11. The 'Weaklings' 12. From Man to Myth 13. Disaster 14.
'Triumph' 15. Confucianism and Western Democracy 16. Confucius and the
Republic of China. Postscript. Appendix: The Authenticity of the Analects.