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The Analects (Penguin Classics)
Confucius (Annping Chin Trans.)
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Description for The Analects (Penguin Classics)
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HPM; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
One of the most influential books in human history, in a revelatory new translation.
China's first and greatest teacher, Confucius traveled from state to state as an itinerant philosopher. The Analects preserves his major teachings, as compiled by his disciples after his death - everything from how people should relate to each other (the Golden Rule, which he was the first to define), to how a country should be organized (like a family), to how to lie in bed (not like a corpse).
This new translation, by one of the pre-eminent scholars of Confucius, draws on the most recent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143106852
SKU
9780143106852
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About Confucius (Annping Chin Trans.)
Confucius (551-479 BCE) was a philosopher, political figure, educator and founder of one of the major schools of thought in Chinese history. His teachings, preserved in the Analects, form the foundation of much of subsequent Chinese beliefs about how an individual should live his life and how an ideal society and government are organized. Annping Chin is a senior ... Read more
Reviews for The Analects (Penguin Classics)
“For more than two millennia, the teachings of Confucius have served as a guide for a substantial portion of humanity. English-language readers seeking to understand this remarkable body of thought are fortunate to have Annping Chin’s highly readable and judiciously annotated edition of The Analects.” —Henry A. Kissinger “An astonishingly lucid exposition of The Analects. A kind of serene insight ... Read more