#5: Confucianism Glossary

1) Confucianism

A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius

2) Confucius

Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

3) Wujing

The texts in which Confucius shared his thoughts are most important. There are a set of texts called the Wujing, or Five Classic texts, which contain many fundamental ideas about Confucianism. These texts contain ideas about metaphysics, history, poetry, art, philosophy, music, politics, social responsibility, ceremonial rites and many other facets of life and society.

4) Analects

The Analects, or Lunyu, is the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius.

5) Humanism

Humanism is a philosophical stance that values human beings and individual thought over faith.