ABSTRACT
The symposium of ‘cultivation of self in East Asian philosophy of education’, provides a forum for the discussion of the core concept in East Asian philosophy of education—self-cultivation—from many different aspects. It consists of four articles, focusing on the concept of self-cultivation in the Confucian context. Yuanbiao Lin’s ‘Confucius’ View of Learning’ offers a thoughtful and delicate explication of Confucius’ concept of learning by drawing textual evidence from the Analects. Lin aptly reveals the characteristics of Confucian learning and method. Although many discussions have been produced on this theme, Lin enfolds the multi-layered meanings in a clear and distinctive way. Confucius’ fondness for the ancients is highlighted in relation to the purpose, contents, and methods of learning. Lin provides a novel and profound way of reading of the Analects.
