A STUDY OF CONFUCIUS’ INTELLECTUAL LEARNING IN THE FOUR BOOKS THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
This research article aims to: (1) analyze the eight elements of intelligence within The Four Books (Sishu) using Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory as a guide and (2) discuss the connection between Confucian learning concepts and Gardner’s model. By employing a qualitative documentary analysis method, the study reveals that Confucius’s teachings notably reflect four elements of Gardner’s intelligences: Linguistic, Musical, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal. These skills serve as the foundation for developing a Junzi (Morally Cultivated Person). Despite these parallels, a fundamental difference in purpose exists: Gardner views intelligence as a tool for solving problems and creating products, while Confucius views it as a moral vehicle for building character and ensuring social peace.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
I and co-author(s) certify that articles of this proposal had not yet been published and is not in the process of publication in journals or other published sources. I and co-author accept the rules of the manuscript consideration. Both agree that the editors have the right to consider and make recommendations to the appropriate source. With this rights offering articles that have been published to Panyapiwat Institute of Management. If there is a claim of copyright infringement on the part of the text or graphics that appear in the article. I and co-author(s) agree on sole responsibility.
References
Gao, T. (2011). Collected annotations and exegetical commentaries on the Four Books (Original work published in the Song Dynasty). Zhonghua Shuju. [in Chinese]
Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. Basic Books.
Hou, W. (2023). On the writing style and structure of Mencius. Journal of Shanxi University (Philosophy & Social Science), 46(2), 17-23. [in Chinese]
Jiang, Q. (2023, August 28). The formation of the Four Books and the renewal of Confucian classics. Chinese Social Sciences Net. https://www.cssn.cn/skgz/bwyc/202308/t20230828_5681523.shtml [in Chinese]
Li, Z. (2004). Reading the Analects today (3rd ed.). Shenghuo Dushu Xinzhi Sanlian Shudian. [in Chinese]
Limpanusorn, P. (2015). Mencius. Open Society.
Lu, J. (1999). Collected commentaries on the Four Books and the study of the Four Books in the Southern Song Dynasty. Northwestern University Press. [in Chinese]
Phramaha Somchai Mahaviro. (2014). Educational philosophy of Confucius: An analytical study [Master’s thesis]. Mahamakut Buddhist University. [in Thai]
Promsorn, P. (2021). Active learning in Confucian philosophy from the Analects. In S. Amornwanichsak (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th National Conference on Chinese Studies (pp. 17-42). Thammasat University. [in Thai]
Satha-anand, S. (2019). The Analects: Confucius in dialogue. Openbooks Publishing. [in Thai]
Sikkakosol, T., & Numtong, K. (2019). The great learning and the doctrine of the mean. Tekka Moral Promotion Association. [in Thai]
Wang, P. (2024). A study of the English translation of the Analects under the perspective of communicative translation. Cultural Communication, 12, 103-105. [in Chinese]
Wang, Z. (2011). Research on the value of Confucian classics to middle school Chinese education: Take the Four Books as an example. Modern Chinese, 6, 123-125. [in Chinese]
Zhu, A. (2023). Exploring the pedagogical value and generativity of Collected Commentaries on the Four Books. Journal of Educational Studies, 19(3), 184-195. [in Chinese]
