Lives of Confucius: Civilization's Greatest Sage Through the Ages
Apr 2010 · Sold by Crown Archetype
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Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over many centuries. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice, and appropriateness in social relationships. In time these values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Taoism and even Buddhism. His thoughts later developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism.
Today there remain many mysteries about the actual circumstances of his life, and the development of his influence has yet to be encapsulated for the general reader. But with Michael Nylan and Thomas Wilson’s Lives of Confucius, many mysteries are laid to rest about his historical life, and fascinating details emerge about how his mythic stature evolved over time, right up to the present day.
Today there remain many mysteries about the actual circumstances of his life, and the development of his influence has yet to be encapsulated for the general reader. But with Michael Nylan and Thomas Wilson’s Lives of Confucius, many mysteries are laid to rest about his historical life, and fascinating details emerge about how his mythic stature evolved over time, right up to the present day.
Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over many centuries. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice, and appropriate...
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Michael Nylan is a professor of early Chinese history at University of California, Berkeley. She is also the author of Five Confucian Classics (Yale University Press) and the coauthor of The Cambridge History of China (Cambridge University Press) and Lives of Confucius (Crown Archetype).
Thomas A. Wilson is an associate professor of history at Hamilton College. He is the author of On Sacred Grounds (Harvard University Press) and the coauthor of Lives of Confucius (Crown Archetype).
Thomas A. Wilson is an associate professor of history at Hamilton College. He is the author of On Sacred Grounds (Harvard University Press) and the coauthor of Lives of Confucius (Crown Archetype).
Michael Nylan is a professor of early Chinese history at University of California, Berkeley. She is also the author of Five Confucian Classics (Yale University Press) and the coauthor of The Cambridge History of China (Cambridge University Press) and Lives of Confucius (Crown Archetype).
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