Confucius, the Analects and Western Education

Download or read book Confucius, the Analects and Western Education written by Frank M. Flanagan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Flanagan explores the significance for western liberal/democratic educational systems of the philosophy of Confucius. He presents the central elements of Confucius' approach to education and government through an account of the biography of Confucius, an analysis of the Analects, and an evaluation of the Confucian tradition through selected contemporary critical accounts. He assesses the value that the Confucian tradition has for the educational systems of advanced industrialised countries in the 21st century.