Chinese Confucianism Videos
Brief clip about Confucius and how he united the country and gave definition to Chinese culture and society for the past 2000 years. - New Tang Dynasty Television 4:28
Exploring actual temples and cemetaries of Confucius - UNESCO 3:07
10 lessons from Confucius' writings - Off the Great Wall 10:04
Confucianism Online Resources
- Confucianism of Japan and KoreaIncludes video and some of the lesson's transcript. (You will need to create an account to look at the whole transcript.)
- Confucianism in the Sung and Mongol PeriodIncludes a video and some of the lesson transcript. (You will need to create an account to read the whole transcript.)
- Lun Yu 论语 (The Analects) - English translation: James LeggeChinese Text Project. [Spring and Autumn - Warring States] 480 BC-350 BC
- Xiao jing 孝经 (The Classic of Filial Piety) - English translation: James LeggeWarring States (475 BC - 221 BC)
- Mencius - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyMencius was also a famous Chinese Confucian philosopher
- Mengzi 孟子 (Mencius text) - with English translation: James LeggeFrom China Text Project. [Warring States] 340 BC-250 BC
Korean Confucianism Videos
How Confucianism spread and affected Korea - The Korea Foundation 5:05
Neo Confucianism Videos
Neo-Confucianism was created during the Tang Dynasty. It was influenced by Confucianism and attempted to create a more rationalist form of Confucianism philosophy by removing the superstitious elements influenced by Taoism and Buddhism.
The video focuses on Zhu Xi, one of the masters of Neo-Confucianism. - China Central TV 26:51
Neo-Confucianism Resources
E-books
Korean Classics Library : Philosophy and Religion : Salvation through Dissent : Tonghak Heterodoxy and Early Modern Korea by ISBN: 9780824837167Publication Date: 2013-02-28
Chinese Philosophy and Culture : Philosophy and Religion in Early Medieval China by ISBN: 9781438431871Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Expanding Process : Exploring Philosophical and Theological Transformations in China and the West by ISBN: 9780791475157Publication Date: 2008-11-06
Other Chinese Philosophers
7 great philosophers in China, including Confucius, Mencius, Han Feizi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, Xunzi, and Laozi - Off the Great Wall 10:16
Other Chinese Philosophers Online References
- Laozi - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyFounder of Taoism
- Zhuangzi - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophylate 4th century BC
- Moism - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyWarring States era (479–221 BC)
Daoism Texts 道家
- Zhuangzi 莊子(Nan hua zhen jing 南華真經) - English translation: James LeggeChinese Text Project. [Warring States] 350 BC-250 BC
Legalism Text 法家
- Hanfeizi 韓非子(Chinese only)