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The Analects
Door Confucius
Categorie | Filosofie |
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Boeknummer | #348802-VD31 |
Titel | The Analects |
Auteur | Confucius |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | London : Penguin Books |
Jaar van uitgave | 1979 |
ISBN10 | 0140443487 |
ISBN13 | 9780140443486 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Paperback, 8vo. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by D.C. Lau. |
Samenvatting | The Analects express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which the author, one of the most humane thinkers, believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one's fellow man, this title argues that the pursuit of virtue should be every individual's supreme goal. 'The Master said, "If a man sets his heart on benevolence, he will be free from evil"' The Analects are a collection of Confucius's sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one's fellow man, he argued that the pursuit of virtue should be every individual's supreme goal... (Lees verder). And, while following the Way, or the truth, might not result in immediate or material gain, Confucius showed that it could nevertheless bring its own powerful and lasting spiritual rewards. |
Pagina's | 249 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 5,00 |
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