Confucius' world and his life.- Confucius' teachings I: the foundation of a good person.- Confucius' teachings II: the foundation of a good society and other topics.- Terms, and Mozi.- Opponents.- Mencius.- Xunzi.- Confucius, Confucian texts, and the Qin dynasty.- The Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE.- From the Han to the Tang dynasties, 220 CE--907 CE.- NeoConfucianism.- Confucianism and modernity.- Issues