04238cam a2200613 a 4500 analects0000conf CaSfIA 20250720114828.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 980812s1998 dcub ob 000 0 eng 98039929 (OCoLC)1244221848 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP BAKER OCLCG TOH VUE UKV3G AAA ILU BDX OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ WLU SNN OCLCQ OCLCO CaSfIA GB99V1219 bnb GB9915000 bnb 1887178635 (alk. paper) 9781887178631 (alk. paper) 1582430381 9781582430386 eng chi a-cc--- PL2478 .L36 1998 181/.112 21 Confucius. Lun yu. English The Analects / Confucius ; translated by David Hinton. Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, ©1998. 1 online resource (xxxv, 252 pages : map) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252). The Analects, or Lun Yu, represents the primary surviving source for the teachings of Confucius, the most influential sage in human history. The book's defining characteristic is its form -- brief aphoristic fragments, each appearing with little supporting context. Many of the book's fragments are assumed to represent the Master's teachings, handed down accurately by his disciples. Other parts of the text may be apocryphal. Regardless, the Analects represents, as a matter of historical fact, the fundamental body of thought that has shaped Chinese civilization for more than two thousand years. It may easily be argued that these texts have had a deeper impact on more people's lives over a longer period of time than any other book in human history. Through his practice of self-cultivation, Confucius became a great sage and devoted himself passionately to the public good, in spite of hunger, homelessness, and violence. His innovative social philosophy -- occupied with the practical issues of how society works as a selfless weave of caring relationships -- remains remarkably current today. The Analects has been translated many times -- by Ezra Pound, Arthur Waley, Lin Yutang, Raymond Dawson, D.C. Lau, and most recently Simon Leys -- and the translations vary widely in style and substance. Waley's Analects, translated in 1938, has dominated the academic marketplace but today seems dated. Hinton's translation breathes new life into Confucius's majestic vision of the human community nestled in the primal ecology of a harmonious cosmos. Translated from the Chinese. I. To Learn, and Then -- II. In Government, the Secret -- III. Eight Rows of Dancers -- IV. Of Villages, Humanity -- V. Kung-yeh Ch'ang -- VI. Jan Yung Is One Who -- VII. Transmitting Insight, But -- VIII. Surely T'ai Po -- IX. The Master Rarely -- X. His Native Village -- XI. Studies Begin -- XII. Yen Hui -- XIII. Adept Lu -- XIV. Yuan Szu Asked About -- XV. Duke Ling of Wei -- XVI. The House of Chi -- XVII. Yang Huo -- XVIII. The Lord of Wei -- XIX. Adept Chang -- XX. Emperor Yao Said -- Key Terms: An Outline of Confucian Thought. Ethics China. Ethics. fast (OCoLC)fst00915833 China. fast (OCoLC)fst01206073 Hinton, David, 1954- Online version: Confucius. Lun yu. English. Analects. Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, ©1998 (OCoLC)707399435 https://archive.org/details/analects0000conf Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL377892M Additional information and access via Open Library analects0000conf ark:/13960/t83k31g13