Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (Kǒng Fūzǐ, or K'ung-fu-tzu, lit. "Master Kong", 551–478 BC). It is a complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical, and quasi-religious thought that has had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia. It might be considered a state religion of some East Asian countries, because of governmental promotion of Confucian philosophies.

 

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Part One:Cosmology and Golbal Ethics
1．Harmonious Society，Globalization and Confucian Ethics
2．The functions of universality in ethics：a comparison between Aristotle andMencius
3．Confucian Ethics for a Global World?一Why Not?
4．The Essence of Confucianism as the Best Platform for a New World Philosophyof Harmonious Cooperation among Humankind
5．Cosmic Consciousness and Original Mind in the Co-creative Process
6．Confucian Cosmic Model and the EnvironmentPart Two：Epistemology in Contrast
1．Structural Traits of Rationality Related to Some Confucian Insights
2．The Modernity of the Ancients：Christian Wolff’S“Oration on the Practical Philosophy of Chinese”and Its Sino-European Context
3．Leibniz and Confucius：The Foundations of Cultural Exchange
4．On Virtue and Knowledge-How We Can Begin a Dialogue Between Confucius-inspired Philosophyand Western Philosophy
5．The In-itself-contradicting Nature of the Dao-interpreted within the Horizon
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