Confucian Biographer

Your role is to research the links provided below to find information about Confucius' life and his Analects.

You will summarize the information into a document which must include reference to the following topics:

1. The life of Confucius
2. The definitions to the following terms and their relationships to the Confucian belief:
    -ritual (Li)
     -filial piety (Xiao or Hsiao)
     -loyalty (Chung or Zhong)
     -humaneness (Jen or Ren)
     -the gentleman (Chun-tsu or Junzi)
3. The Analects, and other classic literature written by Confucius

Confucius Links

chinaculture.org- A site containing links related to Chinese culture- including biographical material on Confucius. Confucius on chinaculture.org


Thinkquest.org- A site containing links to biographical information about Confucius and his analects. Confucius on ThinkQuest


Confucius.org- This link contains biographical information about Confucius; artwork related to him; and the analects in a user-friendly presentation. Confucius on confucius.org


Stanford Encylopedia- Online information on Stanford's Encylopedia of Philosophy Confucius at Stanford