Humanity and Self-Cultivation: Essays in Confucian Thought

by Tu Weiming

This first paperback edition of a renowned collection of essays by noted scholar of Chinese history and philosophy Tu Wei-ming includes a new introductory essay by Robert Cummings Neville, Dean of

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887273173
• ISBN13: 9780887273179
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Cheng & Tsui
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A must have book for serious students

I have an earlier version of this book published by Asian Humanities Press that has 12 chapters plus 3 review articles. It is a valuable book to understand Confucianism. It has material on classical Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism. This is one of Dr. Tu's earlier works and the writing style is academic. I also reacommend his later work, "Confucian Thought, Selfhood as Creative Transformation." The writing style is smoother in the later book, which is also valuable. For the book being reviewed, here are the titles of the 1st 3 articles: (1) The Creative Tension between Jen and Li, (2) Li as Process of Humaniztion, and (3) The Confucian Perception of Adulthood. It is fantastic that this book is back in print. I believe there is going to be an increased interest in Confucianism and the timing of this book coming back into print is fortunate. If you are interested in a practical (non-academic) book on Confucianism, I recommend the book by Robert Canright: "Achieve Lasting Happiness, Timeless Secrets to Transform Your Life."