The Analects‘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, one of the most humane thinkers of all time, 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. 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. This edition contains a detailed introduction exploring the concepts of the original work, a bibliography and glossary and appendices on Confucius himself, The Analects and the disciples who compiled them. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
Contents
Acknowledgement | 7 |
Introduction | 9 |
BOOK I | 59 |
BOOK II | 63 |
BOOK III | 67 |
BOOK IV | 72 |
BOOK V | 76 |
BOOK VI | 81 |
BOOK XIV | 124 |
BOOK XV | 132 |
BOOK XVI | 138 |
BOOK XVII | 143 |
BOOK XVIII | 149 |
BOOK XIX | 153 |
BOOK XX | 158 |
Events in the Life of Confucius | 161 |
BOOK VII | 86 |
BOOK VIII | 92 |
BOOK IX | 96 |
BOOK X | 101 |
BOOK XI | 106 |
BOOK XII | 112 |
BOOK XIII | 118 |
Chronology | 195 |
The Disciples as They Appear in the Analects | 196 |
The Lun yu | 220 |
Textual Notes | 234 |
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Glossary | 236 |
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Analects asked Confucius benevolence Book Ch'en Ch'iu chapters Chia chih chuan chu shu Chung-kung Chung-ni common Confucian Confucius answered Counsellor courage difficult disciple of Confucius Duke Huan Duke Ling Duke of Chou Dynasty eager to learn Fan Ch'ih father follow friends fucius gentleman heard Heaven Hsia Hsiang hsin Jan Yu K'ang Tzu asked K'ung King Wu Kuan Chung Kung Lao Tzu learning is liable Ling of Wei lord Lun yü Master mean Mencius Meng moral never noble family occasion Odes one's passage reverence ruler sacrifice sage saying Shao Cheng Mao Shih Shu Ch'i Shun someone ssu k'ou Ssu-ma Ssu-ma Ch'ien story Sung T'ai t'ien ming taking office Taoist things trustworthy in word Ts'ai Ts'ui Tsai Tseng Tzu Tso chuan chu Tzu-hsia Tzu-kung asked Tzu-lu asked virtue XVIII.9 Yen Yüan Yin Dynasty Yu Tzu