A concise introductory guide. Can ritual teach us to care, and can care prevent ritual from becoming empty display? This original critical guide reads the Analects through humaneness, reciprocal conduct, family duty, learning, public trust, and the demands of just judgment. Eighteen short chapters, a working glossary, and annotated sources distinguish ancient positions from contemporary applications and confront the limits of hierarchy. An introduction to Confucius, not a translation or a work by him.
A concise introductory guide. Can ritual teach us to care, and can care prevent ritual from becoming empty display? This original critical guide reads the Analects through humaneness, reciprocal conduct, family duty, learning, public trust, and the demands of just judgment. Eighteen short chapter...