The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation Paperback - 1999
by Roger T. Ames; Henry Rosemont Jr
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Confucius (551-479 BCE) is probably the most influential thinker in human history, if influence is determined by the sheer number of people who have lived their lives, and died, in accordance with the thinkers's vision of how people ought to live, and die.
From the jacket flap
"To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary--is this not me?"
--Confucius Confucius is recognized as China's first and greatest teacher, and his ideas have been the fertile soil in which the Chinese cultural tradition has flourished. Now, here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember Confucius--informed for the first time by the manuscript version found at Dingzhou in 1973, a partial text dating to 55 BCE and only made available to the scholarly world in 1997. The earliest Analects yet discovered, this work provides us with a new perspective on the central canonical text that has defined Chinese culture--and clearly illuminates the spirit and values of Confucius.
Confucius (551-479 BCE) was born in the ancient state of Lu into an era of unrelenting, escalating violence as seven of the strongest states in the proto-Chinese world warred for supremacy. The landscape was not only fierce politically but also intellectually. Although Confucius enjoyed great popularity as a teacher, and many of his students found their way into political office, he personally had little influence in Lu. And so he began to travel from state to state as an itinerant philosopher to persuade political leaders that his teachings were a formula for social and political success. Eventually, his philosophies came to dictate the standard of behavior for all of society--including the emperor himself. Based on the latest research and complete with both Chinese and English texts, this revealing translation serves both as an excellent introduction to Confucian thought and as an authoritativeaddition to sophisticated debate.
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- Title The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation
- Author Roger T. Ames; Henry Rosemont Jr
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books, New York
- Date September 7, 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780345434074 / 0345434072
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.34 x 5.6 x 0.63 in (21.18 x 14.22 x 1.60 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Cultural Region: East Asian
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99090675
- Dewey Decimal Code 895.1
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