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"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 in

Who reads The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation (Classics of Ancient China)?

Author

Confucius, Roger T. Ames, Henry Rosemont

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group; Classics of Ancient China

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345401540

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Memoir

Rating

3.82 / 5 (143 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14