Introduction: Classical Confucianism in Historical and Comparative Context / Vincent Shen
Part I: Historical Development
The Fading of Political Theology and the Rise of Creative Humanism / Vincent Shen
The Philosophy of Confucius / Peimin Ni
The Philosophy of Confucius' Disciples / Yuet Keung Lo
Zisi and the Thought of Zisi and Mencius School / Chen-Feng Tsai
The Daxue (Great Learning) and the Zhongyong (Doctrine of the Mean) / Andrew H. Plaks Ph. D.
Philosophical Thought of Mencius / Wing-cheuk Chan
Xunzi as a Systematic Philosopher: Toward Organic Unity of Nature, Mind, and Reason / Chung-ying Cheng
Part II: Philosophical Issues
Early Confucian Perspectives on Emotions / Curie Virág Ph. D.
Art and Aesthetics of Music in Classical Confucianism / Johanna Liu
Wisdom and Hermeneutics of Poetry in Classical Confucianism / Vincent Shen
Early Confucian Moral Psychology / Kwong-loi Shun
Early Confucian Virtue Ethics: The Virtues of Junzi / Antonio S. Cua
Early Confucian Political Philosophy and Its Contemporary Relevance / Tongdong Bai
Ultimate Reality and Self-Cultivation in Early Confucianism: A Conceptual/Existential Approach / Zhonghu Yan
Confucian Harmony: A Philosophical Analysis / Chenyang Li.