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The Analects

Author
Confucius
Series
Ideas for Life
Language
English
Length
102 pages
ISBN
9781911495864
Published
22 August 2016
Imprint
The Big Nest
  • Confucius
  • Chinese
  • oriental
  • philosophy
  • morality
  • society
  • knowledge
  • personal growth
  • correctness
  • justice

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Confucius believed that the welfare of a country depended on the moral cultivation of its people, beginning from the nation's leadership. He believed that individuals could begin to cultivate an all-encompassing sense of virtue through ren, and that the most basic step to cultivating ren was devotion to one's parents and older siblings. He taught that one's individual desires do not need to be suppressed, but that people should be educated to reconcile their desires via rituals and forms of propriety, through which people could demonstrate their respect for others and their responsible roles in society.

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Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the philosophy and teachings of Confucius.

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