Confucian educational theory inculcated private virtue (de) in the service of public benevolence (ren). The ideal student is a junzi (learned gentleman), the ideal result a “harmonious ...

Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. 37, No. 5, Feb., 1984 Neo-Confucian Education and Post-Confuci... For the past several years Academy members have been discussing possible ...