The Analects: (Chinese Classics)

Chinese Title: 大中华文库—论语
Title: The Analects
ISBN: 9787543820883
Edition: Chinese-English
Publishing Date: 2004-01
Author: Yang Bojun
Publishing House: Foreign Languages Press
Format: 16mo
Cover: Hardcover
Page: 345pp
Spec: 240x160mm


Description:
One of the set of Library of Chinese Classics--published in a Chinese-English facing pages format as an introduction to the great body of traditional Chinese literature, history and philosophy.

The core of The Analects is benevolence, which Confucius thought was "loving people" or having "loyalty and consideration." To achieve benevolence one had to, use "rite" or "propriety" as a norm for "to subdue one's self and return to propriety is benevolence." What The Analects embodies is not only Confucius' political ideal of rule of virtue and opposition to harsh government, but his educational thought of "imposing no class distinction" and of teaching students according to their aptitude. It also reflects his sceptical attitude towards the supernatural.