false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879678m/27297.jpg 27297 77 <P>A record of the words and teachings of Confucius, <I>The Analects</I> is considered the most reliable expression of Confucian thought. However, the original meaning of Confucius's teachings have been filtered and interpreted by the commentaries of Confucianists of later ages, particularly the Neo-Confucianists of the Song dynasty, not altogether without distortion.</P><P>In this monumental translation by Professor D. C. Lau, an attempt has been made to interpret the sayings as they stand. The corpus of the sayings is taken as an organic whole and the final test of the interpretation rests on the internal consistency it exhibits. In other words, <I>The Analects</I> is read in the light of <I>The Analects.</I>This results in a truer understanding of Confucius' thought than the traditional interpretation and paves the way for a re-assessment of its importance in the history of Chinese thought and its relevance to the present day world.</P><P>This volume also contains an introduction to the life and teachings of Confucius, and three appendices on the events in the life of Confucius, on his disciples, and on the composition of <I>The Analects.</I></P> 3320969 1937 The Analects (Penguin Classics) total:656|5:12|4:13|3:5|2:3|1:1| 656 2439 1075 52 4 0 true false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 23:52:48 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:48:09 -0800 2008
Poignant Quotes:

If you try to guide the common people with coercive regulations and keep them in line with punishments, the common people will become evasive and wi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 21:32:02 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 21:40:21 -0700 2009 Confucius delivers lots of advice on how to be a "gentleman," or a benevolent, dutiful person. He ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 09:22:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 03:07:07 -0800 2009
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Take for example a glib sa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 23:12:45 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 23:12:45 -0800 2008 I read this a million years ago. I remembered it out of the blue. I just completely fell into it, absorbed, while curled in the nook of a porch windowsill in summertime by the beach. I literally couldn't pull myself away, it was a modern library anthology of his work...they don't have it li...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 15:58:19 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 10:22:15 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 16:57:14 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 07:52:25 -0700 2008
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Stay with me folks. I realize this is a classic of world literature, but unless you have a better than good grasp of ancient Chinese history and poetry, much of this book will just go right over your head with an odd buzzing noise th...more...]]> 5 0 true false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Sun Sep 13 01:32:37 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 01:37:51 -0700 2009 Seven
I first learned how to interpret Kung the Master's work from a former nun who taught the world relgions class I took at Georgetown University, back in he early 1970s

The book rewards a lifetime of study.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jan 28 19:47:33 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:48:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 09:35:43 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 09:36:04 -0700 2008 Like most Westerners I had in my mind that Confucius was a homily spinner whose little sayings ended up in fortune cookies because of their brevity.

Boy, was I wrong!

Simply put, Confucius was very concerned with morality, virtue, loyalty, filial piety and living up to id...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 15:42:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:43:35 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue May 12 13:40:14 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 13:43:37 -0700 2009
I guess I prefer more practical advice.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 08 15:02:16 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 15:04:45 -0700 2009 He asked about wisdom. The Master said "Know your fellow men." ]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 06 22:12:20 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 22:13:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Feb 23 09:41:21 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 09:57:46 -0800 2008
"Shall I tell you what it is to know. To say you know when you know, and to say you do not when you do not. that is knowledge."
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