The Four Books: A Summary of Confucian Philosophy and its Significance in Chinese Culture

book summary We recover the four books, the canon, the fundamental text on which what we know as Confucian philosophy is based. These four books, which Confucius did not write personally, are the canon of his school, also known as “Letters.” Compared to the anarchizing individualism of Taoism, Confucianism represents the social dimension of man, […]