1, "University" is an essay on Confucian thoughts of self-cultivation, governing the country and leveling the world. It turned out to be the 42nd article of Little Dai Li Ji. Legend has it that it was written by Ceng Zi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In fact, it is a Confucian work in Qin and Han Dynasties, and it is also an important work for China to discuss educational theory in ancient times.
2. The Doctrine of the Mean is a monograph of moral philosophy about the realm of life cultivation in ancient China, and it is one of the Confucian classics. Originally belonging to Chapter 31 of the Book of Rites, it is said that it was written by Zi Si during the Warring States Period. Its content affirms that "the doctrine of the mean" is the highest standard of moral behavior, and "honesty" reaches the highest level of life, and puts forward the learning process and cognitive method of "erudition, interrogation, careful thinking, discernment and loyalty". Song scholars extracted the doctrine of the mean from the Book of Rites, and called it "four books" with Daxue, Analects of Confucius and Mencius. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it became an official textbook, and the imperial examination was compulsory, which had a great influence on the ancient education and society in China. Its main annotations include Cheng Hao's The Doctrine of the Mean, Cheng Yi's Interpretation of the Doctrine of the Mean, Zhu's Chapters of the Doctrine of the Mean, Li Yong's Biography of the Doctrine of the Mean, Dai Zhen's Supplementary Notes on the Doctrine of the Mean, Kang Youwei's Notes on the Doctrine of the Mean, Ma Qichang's Friends of the Doctrine of the Mean and Hu's Brief Comments on the Doctrine of the Mean.
3. The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations compiled by disciples and re-disciples of Confucius, a thinker and educator in the Spring and Autumn Period. Written in the early Warring States period. The book * * * consists of 20 chapters and 492 sections, with quotation as the main body and narrative as the supplement, which embodies the political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles of Confucius and Confucianism. Most of the works are quotations, but the words are rich in meaning, and some sentences and chapters are vivid. Their main features are concise language, easy to understand and far-reaching ideas. They have an elegant and subtle style, which can express characters in simple dialogues and actions.
4. Mencius is a Confucian classic written by Mencius and his disciples Zhang Wan and Gongsun Chou in the middle of the Warring States Period. It was first seen in Zhao Qi's inscription "Mencius": "This book was also written by Mencius, so it is called Mencius".