Chinese Classical Masterpieces Translation and Annotation Series -- The Analects of Confucius

Author: Yang Bojun
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: This book is a part of the series "Translation and Annotation of Classical Chinese Masterpieces," specifically "The Analects Translated and Annotated." It includes the complete works of Confucius, "The Analects," with detailed translations and annotations. All the annotations are concise and clear, fully reflecting the ideological connotations of this great work, helping modern readers better and more comprehensively understand Confucius and his masterpiece. In the long scroll of Chinese historical and cultural heritage, the name of a world-renowned synthesizer is recorded: "At fifteen, he aspired to learning; at thirty, he achieved stability; at forty, he was free from doubt; at fifty, he knew his destiny; at sixty, his ears were receptive; at seventy, he followed his heart's desires without transgressing." He is Confucius, the ancient sage praised by the master Li Kuchan as "the most sublime sage without boundaries, enlightening the world, and the great virtue with a model for the people." "The Analects Translated and Annotated" compiles important documents on the study of Confucius, including the twenty chapters of "The Analects," with relatively detailed analyses and annotations. Through the text, it seems as if we are face-to-face with a wise man, listening to his humanistic thoughts such as "human nature is similar, but practice makes it different," his educational principles like "education for all," his talent concept of "appointing people based on merit," his teaching methods such as "teach according to aptitude," "do not enlighten until the student is eager to learn," and "learn without thinking is in vain, think without learning is perilous." What remains unforgettable in my mind is his educational thought of "governing the state with virtue." What echoes in my ears is the classic exposition of his educational thought that "govern the state with virtue and regulate it with rites," and "a fine horse is not valued for its strength, but for its virtue."