The Doctrine of the Mean is a masterpiece of Confucius' thought and a supreme work of moral philosophy, which embodies the core idea of Confucianism. "The Doctrine of the Mean" mainly tells the thoughts about moral qualities and cultivation such as benevolence, propriety, Taoism and righteousness, and emphasizes maintaining the proper golden mean in practice and pursuing the perfect realm of life.
Mencius is a book named after Mencius and one of the Confucian classics. Mencius expounded the important value of Confucianism by propagating Mencius' thoughts. This book mainly tells the idea that human nature is good, emphasizes the importance of human conscience, benevolence and moral cultivation, and also discusses the issues of destiny, love, righteousness, Taoism and politics, and puts forward a series of thoughts with practical significance.
Besides The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius, The Analects of Confucius and The University are also one of the Confucian classics. The Analects of Confucius is a record of Confucius and his disciples' words and deeds, which records Confucius' thoughts and virtues and emphasizes important values such as honesty, integrity, courage and truth. "University" is a work of Confucian political philosophy, which mainly discusses the issues of self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world, and emphasizes the relationship between personal cultivation and social harmony.
Generally speaking, the Four Books are important representatives of Confucianism and occupy an important position in the traditional culture of China, which is of great significance for us to understand China's ancient ideological culture, values and behavior norms.