Four Books of Confucianism

E506138

The Four Books of Confucianism are a canonical collection of classical Chinese texts that articulate the core ethical, philosophical, and political teachings of Confucian thought.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese classic text collection
Confucian classic
philosophical text collection
aimsToTeach harmonious social order
ideal conduct of the gentleman
associatedWithFigure Confucius NERFINISHED
Mencius NERFINISHED
associatedWithSchool Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
basisFor civil service curriculum in imperial China
canonicalStatus core Confucian canon
compiler Zhu Xi NERFINISHED
compilerRole Neo-Confucian scholar
containsWork Analects NERFINISHED
Doctrine of the Mean NERFINISHED
Great Learning NERFINISHED
Mencius NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin China
educationalRole introductory curriculum for Confucian learning
historicalPeriodOfCanonization Song dynasty NERFINISHED
historicalUse orthodox guide to Confucian doctrine
influenced Chinese political thought
East Asian education
Japanese Confucianism NERFINISHED
Korean Confucianism
Vietnamese Confucianism NERFINISHED
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
philosophicalOrientation humanistic
virtue ethics
philosophicalScope family ethics
personal self-cultivation
statecraft
primaryTheme ethics
filial piety
humaneness
moral cultivation
political philosophy
proper governance
ritual propriety
regionOfInfluence East Asia NERFINISHED
relatedCollection Five Classics NERFINISHED
teachesConcept junzi
li
ren
xiao
yi
textualForm commented anthology
tradition Confucianism NERFINISHED
usedIn imperial civil service examinations

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Analects partOf Four Books of Confucianism
Zengzi associatedWithTextTradition Four Books of Confucianism