§07§§The path towards a conciliatory world culture does not lead past elaborating the humanist traditions of Confucian culture as well. This volume provides a vital insight into humanism and being human in East Asia.§ §16§§The past 60 years have seen the rediscovery of the immense cultural depth of Confucian humanist thought and its power to shape the way human beings are understood in East Asia. In this volume, renowned Confucian scholar Chun-chieh Huang analyzes various East Asian contexts to identify the central pillars of the Confucian humanist spirit: a continuum between mind and body, harmony between oneself and others, the unity of heaven and humanity, and a profound historical consciousness. Scholars of religion, history, philosophy and Asian studies will find this volume an indispensable guide to the rich tradition of East Asian Confucian humanism.§ §13§§Reviewed in:§§§§www.humanismus-aktuell.de, 7 (2011), Claudia Buchmann§§Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen, 165/2 (2013), Christian Schwermann§ §02§§Chun-chieh Huang (PhD) ist Distinguished Professor of History und Dekan am Institute of Advanced Studies, National Taiwan University sowie Research Fellow an der Academia Sinica, Taipei. Er beschäftigt sich vor allem mit Fragen der konfuzianischen Geistesgeschichte sowie der Hochschulreform und Erziehung im Zeitalter der Globalisierung.§ §01§
