| 1 | The "Absolutism" of Authority: Confucianism in Society and Politics | |
| 2 | His thoughts became the system of philosophy called Confucianism. | |
| 3 | Participants discussed the present and future "soft power" of Confucianism. | |
| 4 | It is unclear what the revival of Confucianism entails for China. | |
| 5 | "THERE are three ways of being an unfilial son," argued Mencius, an ancient Confucian philosopher. "The most serious is to have no heir." |