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1. Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West by T.R. Reid | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(2000-03-28)
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Editorial Review Amazon.com Reid credits Asia's success to the ethical values of Chinese philosopher Confucius, born in 551 B.C., who taught the value of harmony and the importance of treating others decently. This is not a new perception--Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and others have rather heavy-handedly invoked it to claim moral superiority over the West--but the author's vivid anecdotes strengthen its relevance. Public messages constantly remind Asian citizens of their responsibilities to society. To enhance a sense of belonging, civic ceremonies encourage individuals' allegiance to a greater good; across Japan, for example, April 1 is Nyu-Sha-Shiki day, when corporations officially welcome new employees, most of whom remain loyal to their company for life. Citing Malaysia's ideas of a "reverse Peace Corps," Reid sees a case for Asians coming to teach the West in the same way that Westerners have evangelized in Asia for over four centuries. --John Stevenson Customer Reviews (43)
Instant Classic!
Exposes a Different Angle to Exploring
Not a bad introductionto Japan
A feel good book for people who like Japan.
A Worthwhile Introduction to Japanese Culture |
2. The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation (Classics of Ancient China) by Roger T. Ames, Jr. Henry Rosemont | |
Paperback: 352
Pages
(1999-09-07)
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TOO scholarly
excellent resource
Very interesting, historical, and different from anything else
Sheds new light on Confucius
error in the previous review |
3. The Analects of Confucius by Arthur Waley | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(1989-08-28)
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A Wonderful Starting Point in Exploring Confucius
Confucius Taught The Golden Rule in 500 BC!
"A proper man is inclusive, not sectary." Classical Chinese is an extremely concise andhighly ambiguouslanguage.Since any given line can have a wide range of possible and equally valid meanings, there can in fact be no such thing as a definitive interpretation, and hence, as Burton Watson has pointed out, no such thing as a definitive translation, although Arthur Waley's scholarly reading of this important Confucian classic is possibly as close to 'definitive' as we're ever likely to get. What we may overlook when considering Confucianism, however, is that it represented an ideology very much like Marxism, one imposed by an all-powerful bureaucracy on a not-always willing population.As ideological documents of the highest importance, since they served to justify the existence of the Imperial system, works such as the 'Analects' were often engraved on stone. And it's interesting tonote that, in the many popular uprisings which have riven China, the stone tablets and drums on which the 'Analects' and other Classics were engraved often became the first target of the mob's fury. They were regularly smashed and pulverized, only to be re-engraved on new stones when the Mandarinate re-established itsauthority. In addition, it goes without saying that the Communist Party, which is asit were China's modern 'Mandarinate,' also takes a very dim view of the Chinese Classics, seeing them as relics of a detested feudalistic past, a detestation not perhaps untinged with envy, since the Mandarinate was the most efficient, successful and long-lasting bureaucracy in human history. None of this, perhaps, need bother the modern reader as opposed to the scholar, since we go to these old books to discover in them what relevance they may have for our lives today, and there is much real wisdom in Confucius that anyone can benefit from. Arthur Waley's edition, while scholarly, is not so cluttered with scholarly impedimenta as to be unapproachable by the general reader,and is written in a style that remains relatively modern.After abrief Preface, he gives us an interesting and informative 66-pageIntroduction.Then follows his extensively annotated translation, and the book is rounded out with an Index. Though Waley was undoubtedly a brilliant translator, I was weaned on Ezra Pound's more lively and idiosyncratic version, and although I've read and compared both translations, the lines that tend to stick in my mind are invariably those of Pound, lines such as: "He said : A proper man is inclusive, not sectary; the small man is sectarian and not inclusive" (Book II, xiv). For the same passage Waley gives: "The Master said, A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias.The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side" (p.91). Both, so far as I can see, mean pretty much the same thing, although Waley is a bit more prosy and takes almost twice as many words to say it.Pound's edition, besides its greater punch, also has the merit of being relatively free of distracting footnotes, and of including two additional and very powerful texts, along with beautiful reproductions of them from the stone Classics. Waley and Pound give us Confucius as filtered through two highly intelligent though different sensibilities, both of them valuable. My advice would be to read both.For those who may be interested, here are details of Pound's edition: CONFUCIUS : THE GREAT DIGEST, THE UNWOBBLING PIVOT, THEANALECTS.Translation and Commentary by Ezra Pound.StoneText from rubbings supplied by William Hawley.288 pp.New York: New Directions, 1951 and Reissued. It is in Pound's translation of 'The Great Digest' that we find thestriking line:"If the root be in confusion, nothing will be well governed" (p.33).And who would want to miss a line that has such a powerful relevance to the world that we see around us today ?
The first stop on the Way
A classic |
4. The Authentic Confucius: A Life of Thought and Politics by Annping Chin | |
Hardcover: 288
Pages
(2007-11-06)
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Editorial Review Book Description Chin skillfully illuminates the political and social climate in which Confucius lived. She explains how Confucius made the transition from court advisor to wanderer, and how he reluctantly became a professional teacher as he refined his judgment of human character and composed his vision of a moral political order. The result is an absorbing and original book that shows how Confucius lived and thought: his habits and inclinations, his relation to the people of the time, his work as a teacher and as a counselor, his worries about the world and the generations to come. In this book, Chin brings the historical Confucius within our reach, so that he can lead us into his idea of the moral and to his teachings on family and politics, culture and learning. The Authentic Confucius is a masterful account of the life and intellectual development of a thinker whose presence remains a powerful force today. Customer Reviews (3)
A Superb Book for Western Readers Who Want to Understand a Major Thread in Asian Culture
The Sage
Wisdom concerning how "the superior man" should live |
5. The Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu) by Confucius | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(1997-05-29)
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Amazing translation
Clear and Concise
Eye-opening translation
copious notes are a scholars proof.This is a true work
A worthy translation |
6. Confucius: Golden Rule, The by Russell Freedman | |
Hardcover: 48
Pages
(2002-09-01)
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Excellent
Confucius: The Golden Rule The book's beautiful antiquated illustrations complement the text.They are as mysterious as the life of Confucius.I especially like the little details in this book: the quotes from the Analects on the endpapers, the author's note detailing his observations of the celebration in China held for Confucius each year, and the annotated bibliography.
The Life and Times of Confucius..... |
7. Genesis and the Mystery Confucius Couldn't Solve by Ethel R. Nelson, Richard E. Broadberry | |
Paperback: 174
Pages
(1994-04)
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Wrong character being translated.
Well Worth Considering, more than just coincidence
"Neither Koreans nor Japanese Solved"
Sheer Fantasy
Historic context |
8. The Essential Analects: Selected Passages With Traditional Commentary by Confucius | |
Hardcover: 164
Pages
(2006-05-03)
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9. The Analects (Everyman's Library) by Confucius | |
Hardcover: 304
Pages
(2001-05-01)
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The Lun Yu, the Analects of Confucius, should be in Everyman's Library. |
10. The Analects of Confucius (Norton Paperback) by Confucius | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(1997-10)
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Readable, useful, rewarding
Servant Leadership Chinese Style!
Turned off by translator's comments
Completely unprofessional translation
I'm not a Confucius nor a China expert, but ... The fact that Confucius livedthousands of years ago is amazing to me ... the things he says apply topeople throughout the ages, and they're full of wisdom.Having read thebook, I find myself trying to be a bit more of a Confucian gentleman than Idid before reading it.Confucius' teachings about humanity and being agentleman span across the ages. I'm very glad I read this book.Theonly reason I didn't give the book 5 stars is because I can't compare it toother translations, and it seems a little improper to rate a translatedbook without comparing it to other translations.But I personally foundLeys' lines to be easily understandable and interesting, even if I have noway of ascertaining their accuracy with the original text. ... Read more |
11. Confucius: The Secular As Sacred (Religious Traditions of the World) by Herbert Fingarette | |
Paperback: 84
Pages
(1998-06)
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Customer Reviews (4)
A thoughtful book worth reading
Problematic but still essential reading. Fingarette was a mainstream Western philosopher, who said that when he first read Confucius, he found him to be a "prosaic and parochial moralizer."However, he eventually became convinced that Confucius had "an imaginative vision of man equal in its grandeur" to any that he knew. Fingarette is at his best explaining the importance of ritual in Confucianism.Most of us nowadays think of rituals as useless affectations.However, Fingarette shows that Confucius regarded rituals (from handshaking to funerals) as an important part of being human.It is when we participate in such ritual activities that we are most distinctively human.In addition, ritual has the power to enable humans to work together without the need for coercion.Perhaps if we in the West can recover the feeling for the importance of shared, sacred rituals, we can help give more unity to our chaotic society. Fingarette was also deeply influenced by Western behaviorism, and this leads to some of the less plausible aspects of his book.He wishes to deny that there is any "internal" dimension to Confucius' thought.If what Fingarette wishes to claim is that Confucius did not think of human psychology the way that, say, Augustine or Descartes did, then he is quite correct.(But then who is Fingarette arguing with?No serious interpreter I know of has read Confucius as a Cartesian.)However, Fingarette sometimes seems to want to claim that emotions and attitudes are, for Confucius, perfectly public states.I think that this is to project Western behaviorism onto Confucius (and behaviorism itself derives what limited plausibility it has from being a reaction to more extreme forms of Cartesianism). Warts and all, this is still a classic book on Confucius after almost twenty years.If you want to learn more about Confucius, H.G. Creel's _Confucius and the Chinese Way_ is worth reading.For broader surveys of Confucianism, you might read Philip J. Ivanhoe's _Confucian Moral Self Cultivation_, or the anthology he and I co-edited, _Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy_.
Flawed by misunderstanding
One of the best sources for understanding Confucius |
12. Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius (Monumenta Archaeologica) (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology: Ideas, Debates and Perspectives) by Lothar Von Falkenhausen | |
Paperback: 555
Pages
(2006-11-30)
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13. Confucius: The Analects | |
Paperback: 334
Pages
(2000-11-15)
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Editorial Review Book Description A record of the words and teachings of Confucius,The Analects is considered the most reliable expression of Confucian thought. However, the original meaning of Confucius's teachings have been filtered and interpreted by the commentaries of Confucianists of later ages, particularly the Neo-Confucianists of the Song dynasty, not altogether without distortion. In this monumental translation by Professor D. C. Lau, an attempt has been made to interpret the sayings as they stand. The corpus of the sayings is taken as an organic whole and the final test of the interpretation rests on the internal consistency it exhibits. In other words,The Analects is read in the light ofThe Analects.This results in a truer understanding of Confucius' thought than the traditional interpretation and paves the way for a re-assessment of its importance in the history of Chinese thought and its relevance to the present day world. This volume also contains an introduction to the life and teachings of Confucius, and three appendices on the events in the life of Confucius, on his disciples, and on the composition ofThe Analects. Customer Reviews (7)
Nice Set-Up, Old Translation
Nice philosophy
I, for one, liked the introductory comments
Needs Repeated Readings
Quality of printing |
14. The Teachings of Confucius by Confucius | |
Paperback: 160
Pages
(2005-09-09)
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Editorial Review Book Description The teachings of the great Chinese philosopher Confucius has had as great an impact on the culture of the Far East as The Bible has had on that of West. As they are presented here, The Teachings of Confucius consists of The Analects, The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean. The Analects is the most important of the teachings of Confucius. It is a collection of speeches and discussions between Confucius and his various disciples that illustrate his precepts: that anyone, regardless of his station in life, could become a superior man by living a virtuous life. The Great Learning is a protocol for living, even the humblest actions of everyday living. It is embodied by the practice illustrated by the Seven Steps. The Doctrine of the Mean deals with the means of achieving perfect virtue by following the middle way. It is a Heavenly prescription of the golden path by which learning and teaching ultimately unfold into perfect virtue. Like other great teachers, Confucius advocated action based on empathy; on practicing The Golden Rule by only doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. His aim was to improve the value and quality of life for all mankind. Customer Reviews (2)
nothing special
One of the Most Important Books in the History of the World |
15. The Heart of Confucius: Interpretations of "Genuine Living" and "Great Wisdom" by Archie J. Bahm, Confucius | |
Paperback: 159
Pages
(1993-02)
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16. From Confucius to Oz by Vernon Crawford | |
Hardcover: 117
Pages
(1989-09-29)
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17. The Essential Confucius by Thomas Cleary | |
Paperback: 192
Pages
(1993-09-24)
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Not just fortune cookie wisdom...
What was he thinking? |
18. Confucius and Socrates: Teaching Wisdom by Sanderson Beck | |
Perfect Paperback: 602
Pages
(2006-12-27)
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19. Thinking Through Confucius (SUNY Series in Systematic Philosophy) by David L. Hall, Roger T. Ames | |
Paperback: 393
Pages
(1987-10)
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A philosophical Confucius |
20. Confucius Speaks: Words to Live By by Tsai Chih Chung, Brian (Translator) Bruya | |
Paperback: 176
Pages
(1996-09-01)
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Love it.
Start Here Any of this authors books are a wonderful place to start. The reason?Because these books are all about the title subject in a nutshell, easy to read as a comic book, the story lines and illustrations are wonderful, and after you read this as well as all the other books by Tsai, you will have a great, well rounded start on your path and will know what you want to study more deeply! To add, when others ask you about your interest in eastern philosophy, you can get them started here as well, because these books are fun, consise,and you know they will enjoy them over and over again!
Helps keep things straight
A Great Introduction to Confucianism! On a personal level I enjoy reading through these books and find itmuch more useful than some of the straight translations even though theymay be more complete and more pleasing to academics.In addition to theConfucius book, I have enjoyed both Daoist books and the version of the Artof War. As a teacher, I like this book even better.New York Staterequires high school kids to have 2 years of world history.In this newpolitical correct world, world history is no longer dominated by Europe. In fact, must of the New York State exam is about Asia and Africa.ThusConfucianism is a very important concept to teach. Filial Piety, theconcept of order and relationships, and the 5 Confucianian relationshipsare extremely important.But they are not fun things to the averageteenager.There are many lessons we can get from Confucius as adults, forkids its a bit harder.However, these comic books make teaching Confuciusso much easier and effective.The kids like to read them and they get somuch more from them. So in short, yes this is not the complete Confucius. But for anyone who wants to read a visually pleasing edition or teachesthis is quite good.
A Great Starting Book... and Wonderful Keepsake |
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