books about: confucius

books about: confucius

books:

Confucius

Confucius

Penguin Classics, 1998

I, for one, liked the introductory comments
I guess, there is not much point in buying this book for the text of Lunyu itself: it is available in full on the Internet (for example at Wengu: http://afpc.asso.fr/wengu/wg/wengu.php?l=intro - in the Chinese original, two English - including Lau's - and one French ...

The Analects (Dover Thrift Editions)

Confucius

Dover Publications, 1995

Fabulous book at a fabulous price
This book contains the essential antiquities of ancient learning that fostered the development of the philosophies in the west in a clear, easy to read format. I was amply impressed by the organization and translation, and doubly impressed by the fantastic price. I ...

The Analects of Confucius (Translations from the Asian Classics)

Burton Watson

Columbia University Press, 2007

A translation for the 21st century!
This little book has had a considerable influence over the centuries in China and its cultural sphere. This translation is very agreeable and can be read in one day. However, it is a book that requires more than just one reading. To give some examples, here are some ...

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

Roger T. Ames, Jr. Henry Rosemont

Ballantine Books, 1999

Sheds new light on Confucius
Confucius has been much maligned since he is perceived as wanting a static rigid society. This translation attempts to show that that is not really true. The translators and editors explain in the foreword that the Chinese language is dynamic, and therefore Confucius ...

Confucius Analects (Hackett Classics Series)

Confucius

Hackett Publishing Company, 2003

confusing reviews
None of these reviews relate to the Slingerland edition of Analects, which is the best around.

Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West

T.R. Reid

Vintage, 2000

Refreshing! Its fun to read Reid!
Refreshing! Like a cool summer breeze. It's not only fun to read but also informative. It's about Reid's journey to the East with his very western background and family. Be careful! One will experience bursts of laughter while reading this book. Its also about ...

Confucius: The Secular As Sacred (Religious Traditions of the World)

Herbert Fingarette

Waveland Press, 1998

A thoughtful book worth reading
I very much enjoyed the originality of this book. I don't agree with the author's major premise regarding the interpretation of one of the analects, but I found the originality refreshing. This should not be your first book on Confucius. But once you are comfortable ...

The Authentic Confucius: A Life of Thought and Politics

Annping Chin

Scribner, 2007

A Superb Book for Western Readers Who Want to Understand a Major Thread in Asian Culture
Confucius' influence has endured for nearly 2,500 years at the heart of Chinese culture, even though his light occasionally has been eclipsed by various political and cultural movements. In China, Annping Chin points out, he is simply known as "the first teacher." ...

Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus: From The Great Philosophers, Volume I

Karl Jaspers

Harvest/HBJ Book, 1966

Made a big impression on me!
Aside from being an intelligently written book, I gave this book 5 stars because it made a big impression on me. Jaspers explanation of Confucius made the strength of Confucious's teaching clear. Now I'm very interested in Confucious and am reading more books about ...

The Analects of Confucius

Arthur Waley

Vintage, 1989

"A proper man is inclusive, not sectary."
THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS. Translated and annotated by Arthur Waley. 257 pp. New York : Vintage Books, nd. Originally published by George, Allen, & Unwin, 1938. Classical Chinese is an extremely concise and highly ambiguous language. Since any given line can ...

Genesis and the Mystery Confucius Couldn't Solve

Ethel R. Nelson, Richard E. Broadberry

Concordia Publishing House, 1994

"Neither Koreans nor Japanese Solved"
That is what I should add to the title if you may. It has been my life long admiration and curiosity what each of the Chinese characters has consisted of. So when I found this book which a friend of mine showed me first, I was delighted. My curiosity of language in ...

The Analects (Everyman's Library)

Confucius

Everyman's Library, 2001

The Lun Yu, the Analects of Confucius, should be in Everyman's Library.
There seems to be some confusion here by some of the Reviewers about this translation of the Lun Yu--the Analects of Confucius--of Kong Zi. The Everyman's Library edition is the respected Arthur Waley translation from 1938. Look inside the book at the Copyright page ...

The Analects (Oxford World's Classics)
Confucius

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Few individuals have shaped their country's civilization more profoundly than the Master Kong, better-known as Confucius (551-479 BC). His sayings and those of his disciples form the foundation of a distinct social, ethical, and intellectual system. They have retained their freshness and vigor throughout the two and a half millennia of their ...

Chinese Thought, from Confucius to Mao Tse-Tung

Herrlee Glessner Creel

University Of Chicago Press, 1971

One of the best books on Chinese political philosophy
By far the best study ever written of Chinese philosophy. Particular attention should be paid to Chapters VII, VIII and IX to understand the Asian mind. The influence of the totalitarian vision of Legalism on Chinese thought for thousands of years is not fully ...

The Art of War Unabridged Deluxe CD Audiobook: With Commentary, Explanations and Bonus the Sayings of ...

Sun Tzu, SunZi

InfoFount, 2005

VERY GOOD BOOK EVEN BETTER AS AN AUDIOOBOOK
If you have never read or heard this book you are missing out and will be at a competitive disadvantage if your opponent has. Over the years I have collected most of the versions of The Art of War books and several of the audiobook versions. This audiobook is ...