Online texts of the key works of the Confucian philosophical tradition, including the Confucian canon and four of the Five Classics.

A basic outline of the Confucian tradition, its principles and schools, from Religioustolerance.org.

Answers to various questions about Confucian doctrine and its role in the world today.

Notes by J. Dominguez on the basic attibutes of this philosophy.

A 1982 article by Judith A. Berling, giving a historical perspective on the development of this tradition.

Article drawn from the Encarta encyclopedia, describing the key teachings and various schools of this philosophical tradition.

The ideal of conduct, ordering all human relationships and resulting in an ideal social structure and harmony - a famous maxim is: "Never do to others, what you would not like them to do to you."

Commentary, and online texts and resources for the study of this school of thought.

Essay by Jonathan Chan which seeks to show how a Confucian business ethic is possible, despite the Confucian prohibition on profit-seeking.

Essay with annotated bibliography, by Julia M. Hardy. Reviews the Western reaction to Confucian thought, with an emphasis on the contemporary "New Confucianism."

Articles on the various historical manifestations of this philosophical tradition. Part of the PHILTAR Overview of World Religions.

Review by Peter Barry of the book of this title, by Umberto Bresciani. Summarizes Bresciani`s treatment of the modern revival of Confucianism.

An article by Charles F. Aiken from this 1912 reference work. Reviews the key teachings and history of Confucianism, and its relation to Christianity.

Chapter from a book by Sanderson Beck. Discusses the life story and teachings of each of these classical Chinese thinkers.

Article by R. Rafael L. Dolor. Argues that Confucian virtues are consonant with Filipino family values.

An introduction to the early syncretic strain in Confucian thought, as exemplified by Yang Hsiung`s "Canon Of Supreme Mystery."

An illustrated article reviewing the basic Confucian teachings and the history of Confucianism.

A brief historical overview of Confucianism and description of basic Confucian beliefs, by Meredith Sprunger. From the Urantia Book Fellowship.

The summary of Confucian doctrines which is current among followers of the Urantia religion.

Article from this openly-edited encyclopedia.

Article published in The Atlantic in 1999. Considers the modern revival of Confucianism in the light of recent scholarship which questions Confucianism`s historical origins and the appropriateness of "Confucianism" as a general term.