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Chapter 1 Confucius Was Great |
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1.1 His Great Personality |
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1 | (1) |
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1.3 First Democratic Educator |
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4 | (2) |
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1.4 An Accomplished Philosophical Man |
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6 | (1) |
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1.5 Inauguration of a New Era |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (3) |
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1.8 Build up a Base with Virtue |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (4) |
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1.11 Man's Mind, Nature, and Sentiments |
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19 | (3) |
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1.12 Learning, Knowledge, Intuition |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (3) |
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1.15 Happiness in the Dao |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (8) |
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1.17 To Be a Sage Inside and a King Outside |
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41 | (4) |
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45 | (3) |
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1.19 Confucianism and the Idea of Revolution |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (2) |
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1.21 Lineage of Confucianism |
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52 | (3) |
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1.22 A Confucianist Century for the World |
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55 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Philosophy of Life |
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61 | (38) |
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2.1 A Humanist Philosophy |
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61 | (1) |
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2.2 Ren, a Concept Created by Confucius |
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62 | (7) |
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2.3 Righteousness: Its Relationships with Ren, with Courage, with the Li, etc. |
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69 | (5) |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (3) |
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2.7 Public Spirit and Straightforwardness |
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83 | (2) |
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2.8 Respect and Sincerity |
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85 | (3) |
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2.9 Calmness and Firmness |
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88 | (2) |
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2.10 Thrift, Modesty, and Willingness to Yield |
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90 | (3) |
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2.11 Seeing a Man's Merit Through His Faults |
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93 | (2) |
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2.12 Overcoming One's Self in Order to Get Back to the Li |
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95 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Philosophy of Education |
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99 | (40) |
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3.1 The Goal of Education |
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99 | (2) |
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3.2 The Systems of Education |
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101 | (2) |
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3.3 Equality of Opportunity in Education, a New Trend in the 20th Century |
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103 | (1) |
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3.4 National Homogeneity Through Education |
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103 | (2) |
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3.5 Upholding Man's Virtuous Nature |
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105 | (2) |
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3.6 Learning about the Dao Through Inquiry and Practice |
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107 | (3) |
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3.7 Grasping the Vast and Big |
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110 | (3) |
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3.8 Exhausting the Subtle and Abstruse |
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113 | (5) |
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3.9 Textbooks and Curricula |
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118 | (2) |
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3.10 Methods of Instruction |
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120 | (8) |
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3.11 The Way of a Teacher |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (2) |
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3.13 Giving Education to More People |
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133 | (3) |
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136 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Political Philosophy |
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139 | (32) |
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4.1 The People Are Important |
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139 | (1) |
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4.2 Heaven's Mandate Is Revocable |
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140 | (1) |
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4.3 Notions of Liberty and Equality |
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141 | (2) |
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4.4 Governing a Country with the Li |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (3) |
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4.6 Politics and Education |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (2) |
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4.8 Administration by the Elite |
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151 | (2) |
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4.9 The Way of a Statesman |
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153 | (3) |
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4.10 Secrets of Efficiency |
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156 | (3) |
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4.11 The Problem of Public Opinion |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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4.13 Regulation of the Family |
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161 | (2) |
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4.14 Self-Government on the Xiang Level |
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163 | (1) |
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4.15 How to Govern a Whole Country |
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164 | (2) |
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4.16 Confucianism and Dr. Sun's Three Principles |
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166 | (2) |
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4.17 Pacification of the World |
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168 | (1) |
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4.18 Da-tong (Great Harmony) |
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169 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Philosophy of Law |
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171 | (22) |
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5.1 The Place of Law in Chinese Culture |
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171 | (2) |
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5.2 The Li versus the Law |
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173 | (1) |
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5.3 The Three Classics on the Li |
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174 | (4) |
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5.4 Some Stimulating Comments on the Li |
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178 | (1) |
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5.5 The Li and the Natural Law |
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179 | (1) |
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5.6 The Writing and Publication of the Law |
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180 | (3) |
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5.7 Applications of the Law |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (2) |
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5.10 Some Principles in Chinese Law |
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190 | (2) |
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5.11 The Chinese Legal System |
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192 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Philosophy of Art |
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193 | (22) |
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6.1 A Country Dedicated to the Li and the Yue |
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193 | (1) |
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6.2 Harmony, the Spirit of the Yue |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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6.7 A Further Discussion on Music |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (1) |
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6.10 A Further Discussion on the Dance |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (2) |
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6.14 Aesthetics and Education |
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212 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Philosophy of Change and of History |
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215 | (32) |
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215 | (2) |
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7.2 The Book of Changes: Its Own History |
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217 | (5) |
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7.3 The Yin and the Yang, the Ultimate Being, and the Ultimate Nothingness |
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222 | (3) |
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7.4 Change, No-Change, Simplicity |
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225 | (3) |
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7.5 The Virtue of Modesty |
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228 | (2) |
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7.6 Rising up from Trouble |
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230 | (3) |
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7.7 Lessons from The Book of Documents |
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233 | (1) |
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7.8 An Interpretation of History |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (1) |
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7.10 Using the Right Words |
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237 | (2) |
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7.11 Upholding National Unity |
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239 | (2) |
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7.12 Curbing the Barbarians |
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241 | (1) |
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7.13 The Three Commentaries of the Chun-qiu |
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242 | (1) |
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7.14 A Great Tradition: Historians' Integrity |
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243 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Military Philosophy |
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247 | (20) |
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8.1 Confucius Was a Knight |
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247 | (3) |
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250 | (1) |
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8.3 Defense Through Virtue |
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251 | (1) |
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8.4 A Ren Man Can Never Be Defeated |
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252 | (2) |
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8.5 Using Kindness to Put an End to Troubles |
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254 | (1) |
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8.6 A Ren Man Has to Resist Aggression |
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255 | (1) |
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8.7 Wang Yi, a Boy Who Died for Lu |
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256 | (1) |
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8.8 Ran Qiu, Scholar-soldier |
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256 | (2) |
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8.9 Zi-gong, an Adroit Diplomat |
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258 | (1) |
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8.10 Cautiousness and Careful Planning |
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259 | (2) |
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8.11 Military Organization During the Middle Zhou |
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261 | (3) |
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8.12 A Pact for Permanent Peace |
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264 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Religious Philosophy |
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267 | (24) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (3) |
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9.3 The Orders from Heaven |
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271 | (2) |
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9.4 Heaven and Man Are One |
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273 | (2) |
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9.5 Reverence for Heaven and Love for Man |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (1) |
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9.8 Sacrificial Ceremonies |
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280 | (3) |
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9.9 The Catholic Appraisal of China's Religious Tradition |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (2) |
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9.11 Is Confucianism a Religion |
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286 | (2) |
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9.12 The Confucianist Motto: Be Sincere |
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288 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 The Model Types of Men by Confucian Standards |
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291 | (18) |
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10.1 Perfection Was the Aim |
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291 | (1) |
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10.2 The Ru, Scholar with a Principle |
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292 | (2) |
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10.3 The Good Men, the Accomplished Men, and the Great Men |
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294 | (2) |
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10.4 The Shi (±), Knight-Scholar with a Purpose |
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296 | (2) |
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10.5 The Jun-zi, Perfect Gentlemen |
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298 | (2) |
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10.6 The Xian-men, the Worthy Ones |
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300 | (1) |
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10.7 The Sheng-men, the Sages |
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301 | (2) |
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10.8 The Sages in Legendary Times |
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303 | (1) |
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10.9 The Five Ren-men of Shang |
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304 | (1) |
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10.10 The Sages and the Xian-men of Early Zhou |
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305 | (1) |
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10.11 Guan Zhong and Zi-chan |
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306 | (1) |
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10.12 Liu-xia Hui and Qu Bo-yu |
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307 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 The Disciples of Confucius |
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309 | (28) |
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11.1 The Number of Disciples |
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309 | (1) |
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11.2 Their Geographical Origins |
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310 | (3) |
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11.3 Their Years of Birth |
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313 | (2) |
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11.4 The Ten Disciples with Four Kinds of Specialties |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (2) |
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11.6 Min Zi-qian, Ran Bo-niu, and Zhong-gong |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (3) |
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323 | (3) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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11.13 Some Other Disciples |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Confucianist Lineage |
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337 | (28) |
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12.1 A Main Stream in Chinese Cultural History |
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337 | (1) |
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12.2 Beginnings of Confucianism |
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337 | (2) |
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12.3 The Spread of Confucianism |
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339 | (1) |
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12.4 Confucianism During the Warring States Periods |
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340 | (2) |
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12.5 Confucianism During the Han Dynasty |
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342 | (4) |
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12.6 Confucianism During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties |
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346 | (1) |
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12.7 Confucianism During the Sui Dynasty |
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347 | (1) |
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12.8 Confucianism During the Tang Dynasty |
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348 | (2) |
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12.9 Confucianism During the Northern Song Dynasty |
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350 | (3) |
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12.10 Confucianism During the Southern Song Dynasty |
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353 | (4) |
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12.11 Confucianism During the Yuan Dynasty |
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357 | (1) |
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12.12 Confucianism During the Ming Dynasty |
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358 | (3) |
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12.13 Confucianism During the Qing Dynasty |
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361 | (4) |
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Chapter 13 Classics and Memorials |
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365 | (34) |
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13.1 Confucius the Educator and Confucius the Author |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (4) |
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371 | (2) |
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13.4 The Book of Documents |
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373 | (3) |
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13.5 The Chun-qiu and Its Three Commentaries |
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376 | (2) |
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13.6 The Three Classics on the Li |
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378 | (3) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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13.12 The Doctrine of the Mean |
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387 | (2) |
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13.13 Evaluation of Ancient Texts |
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389 | (3) |
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13.14 The Confucian Temple and the Confucian Forest at Qufu |
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392 | (3) |
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13.15 Honors and Ceremonials Conferred on Confucius and the Outstanding Confucianists |
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395 | (1) |
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13.16 Birthday of Confucius and Teachers' Day |
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396 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 Confucianism in Eastern Nations |
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399 | (28) |
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14.1 Confucianism and Eastern Culture |
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399 | (3) |
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14.2 Cultural Contacts Between China and Korea |
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402 | (1) |
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14.3 Silla and Its Flower Youths |
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403 | (1) |
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14.4 Confucianism in Koryo |
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404 | (1) |
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14.5 Confucianism in Yi's Chao-xian |
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405 | (1) |
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14.6 Korea's Achievements in Music |
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406 | (1) |
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14.7 Cultural Contacts Between China and Japan |
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407 | (1) |
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14.8 Confucianism in Japan Prior to the Sui and the Tang Dynasties |
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408 | (2) |
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14.9 Confucianism in Japan During the Sui and the Tang Dynasties |
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410 | (3) |
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14.10 Confucianism in Japan from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty |
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413 | (2) |
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14.11 Zhu Shun-shui's Academic Activities in Japan |
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415 | (2) |
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14.12 Confucianism in Contemporary Japan |
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417 | (2) |
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14.13 The Confucian Temple at Yushima and the Shibun Kai |
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419 | (2) |
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14.14 The Tenri University |
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421 | (1) |
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14.15 Confucianism in Ryukyu |
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422 | (2) |
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14.16 Confucianism in Vietnam |
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424 | (3) |
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Chapter 15 Confucian Studies in Western Countries |
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427 | (22) |
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15.1 Confucianism and Western Culture |
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427 | (1) |
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15.2 The Early Catholic Missionaries in China |
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428 | (2) |
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15.3 Translations of the Confucian Classics by Catholic Missionaries and Their Other Writings Concerning China |
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430 | (3) |
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433 | (3) |
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436 | (2) |
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15.6 Confucian Studies in England from Johnson to Toynbee |
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438 | (3) |
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15.7 Confucian Studies in Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Sweden |
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441 | (2) |
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15.8 Confucian Studies in the United States |
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443 | (6) |
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Chapter 16 The Period of the Spring and Autumn: A General Survey |
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449 | (26) |
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16.1 The Zeitgeist of the Period of the Spring and Autumn |
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449 | (4) |
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16.2 Major Events During this Period: A Very Brief Chronology |
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453 | (1) |
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16.4 Cultural Assimilation and Territorial Expansion |
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456 | (2) |
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16.5 Geographical Distribution of 42 Famous Persons |
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458 | (2) |
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16.6 Government by the Li |
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460 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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462 | (2) |
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464 | (2) |
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16.10 The Most Important Contributions Made by Confucius |
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466 | (7) |
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16.11 The Great Synthesizer, the Most Sagely Sage, and the Revered Teacher |
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473 | (1) |
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16.12 Spread of Confucian Teachings to Other Parts of the World |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (8) |
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483 | (4) |
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