Four Books of Confucianism
C16960
concept
The Four Books of Confucianism are a foundational collection of classical Chinese texts—comprising the Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean—that articulate Confucian ethical, political, and philosophical teachings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Books of Confucianism canonical | 3 |
| Confucian text | 2 |
| Four Books text | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Four Books of Confucianism
Generated description
The Four Books of Confucianism are a foundational collection of classical Chinese texts—comprising the Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean—that articulate Confucian ethical, political, and philosophical teachings.
Instances (6)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Doctrine of the Mean | — |
| Mencius | — |
| 大學 | Four Books text |
| Zhongyong | — |
| Classified Conversations of Master Zhu | Confucian text |
| Chunqiu Fanlu | Confucian text |