This article will mostly be read by American eyes, and because American culture is extremely pragmatic and primarily interested in “what will put a dollar in my pocket,” the topic of it, Eastern ...

There are some scholars who claim Chinese philosophy isn't a genuine philosophy, and if it is, they say, it is either too simple or too hard to understand. You will hear similar opinions not only in ...

The wisdom of the influential philosopher Confucius continues to be reflected upon more than 2,000 years after his death. Born in 551 BCE as Kung Ch’in Chung-ni — later Latinized to Confucius — he ...

As part of the introduction to our ongoing culture series on Chinese soft power and Confucius Institutes, I’ve already touched on the fact that there’s actually very little connection between the ...

BEJIING — There’s nothing looney about these toons. Two Chinese media firms have signed a deal with the Confucius Foundation to make a $5.3 million cartoon series on the legendary philosopher’s life ...

Confucian institutes around the world will celebrate the 2,569th birthday of the philosopher on Friday. Backed by the China Confucius Foundation, the celebrations will be held in 20 Confucian temples ...

TWO emerging cults are on display in Qufu, a city in eastern China where Confucius was born. One surrounds the ancient sage himself. At a temple in his honour, visitors take turns to bow and prostrate ...

Contemporary proponents of Confucian political philosophy often ignore the fact that any sizeable future Confucian political order will have to accommodate many "non-Confucians." The guiding question ...

In his bookThe Origin and Goal of History, German philosopher Karl Jaspers introduced the concept of the “Axial Age”, which has gained widespread recognition in global academia. Jaspers argued that ...