This pivot focuses on the concept of edification in a bid to systematically expound its
connotative structure and logical evolution. It is divided into ten chapters embracing various
issues such as human nature as the foundation of edification the development of edification
and cultivation the evolution of edification and the resultant life based on ritual and music
the political orientation and ultimate care of edification and the nurturing of social
edification in an effort to offer a panoramic view of the intellectual features of
Confucianism and consequently a profound reflection on the cultural consciousness of
contemporary China. The book is expected to satisfy the needs for a better understanding of
edification as a Confucian concept and the conceptual features of Chinese philosophy or
rather Confucianism.
