Read Confucius (Past Masters)

Confucius (Past Masters)

Raymond Dawson

4.9/5 (23388 ratings)

Description:Has any individual ever shaped his own country's civilization more thoroughly than Confucius? Certainly no other world figure has ever been set up as an example to more of his fellow countrymen. But what we know about the man himself is vague and shadowy, often contaminated with fiction. And the sayings attributed to him may often seem – to the Westerner who knows little or nothing about Chinese culture – obscure, trivial or banal.Raymond Dawson resolves these paradoxes. He takes as a model the long-established Chinese tradition of commentary on classical texts – in this case the Analects, the oldest and most reliable Confucian text. Always with a cautious eye on textual doubts, he finds a body of thought whose expression does seem to reflect the views and aspirations of a recognizable person. Like scholars in the imperial Chinese examination halls we consider the implications of separate gobbets of the Master’s thought and see how they cohere into a distinct social, ethical and intellectual system. We find that – as Confucius would have wished – our studies are joyful and require no specialist training or jargon. Unlike those scholars we can see not only the contemporary applicability of the sayings but also the strength of their influence throughout the two and a half millennia of their currency – even in a China that has formally rejected them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Confucius (Past Masters). To get started finding Confucius (Past Masters), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0192875361

Description: Has any individual ever shaped his own country's civilization more thoroughly than Confucius? Certainly no other world figure has ever been set up as an example to more of his fellow countrymen. But what we know about the man himself is vague and shadowy, often contaminated with fiction. And the sayings attributed to him may often seem – to the Westerner who knows little or nothing about Chinese culture – obscure, trivial or banal.Raymond Dawson resolves these paradoxes. He takes as a model the long-established Chinese tradition of commentary on classical texts – in this case the Analects, the oldest and most reliable Confucian text. Always with a cautious eye on textual doubts, he finds a body of thought whose expression does seem to reflect the views and aspirations of a recognizable person. Like scholars in the imperial Chinese examination halls we consider the implications of separate gobbets of the Master’s thought and see how they cohere into a distinct social, ethical and intellectual system. We find that – as Confucius would have wished – our studies are joyful and require no specialist training or jargon. Unlike those scholars we can see not only the contemporary applicability of the sayings but also the strength of their influence throughout the two and a half millennia of their currency – even in a China that has formally rejected them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Confucius (Past Masters). To get started finding Confucius (Past Masters), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Confucius (Past Masters)

Confucius (Past Masters)

More Books

Founders of Faith: The Buddha by Michael Carrithers; Confucius by Raymond Dawson; Jesus by Humphrey Carpenter; Muhammad by Michael Cook (Oxford Paperbacks)

Founders of Faith: The Buddha by Michael Carrithers; Confucius by Raymond Dawson; Jesus by Humphrey Carpenter; Muhammad by Michael Cook (Oxford Paperbacks)

The Chinese Chameleon: An Analysis of European Conceptions of Chinese Civilization

The Chinese Chameleon: An Analysis of European Conceptions of Chinese Civilization

The Chinese Experience

The Chinese Experience

The Legacy of China (C & T Asian Culture)

The Legacy of China (C & T Asian Culture)

A New Introduction to Classical Chinese

A New Introduction to Classical Chinese

Introduction to Classical Chinese

Introduction to Classical Chinese

Imperial China (The History of human society)

Imperial China (The History of human society)

The Analects

The Analects