This presentation is the most comprehensive study on Confucius' philosophy of junzi's personality from a contemporary perspective of hermeneutics. Primary concern is on the integrated personality of junzi who possesses the qualities of ren (humaneness), zhi (understanding), and yong (courage) which are unified by the principle of li (propriety). In the Analects the concept of li is equivalent to the notion of zhongyong (central harmony) in the Doctrine of the Mean. It not only serves as the cosmological principle of Confucius' teachings but also the methodological foundation for his philosophy of junzi who embodies a perfect harmony between heaven and earth, society and individual. Confucius' junzi is not only the socio-political standard of excellence but also the ethico-spiritual ideal; it can help shape our post-modern information society.
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