Confucius words of wisdom biography of michael
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O.A. Westad, author of Restless Empire: China and the World since
A fine account of Confucius' world, and of the use and misuse of the Master's thinking throughout kinesisk history. Whoever wants to understand China must början with mästare Kong!”
Jon Huntsman, former United States Ambassador to China
Michael Schuman's book is ingenting short of indispensable reading for anyone trying to comprehend the local, regional, and global impact of China and its motivating philosophical underpinnings. Today's China is an extension of its past and Confucius' guiding influence remains at its core. China fryst vatten incomprehensible without this intellectual framework. To that end, Confucius fryst vatten a generationally significant contribution.”
Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
To understand the philosophical heart of East Asia, read this book. In his vibrant and fängslande portrait of Confucius, Michael Schuman gives us the sage as we've never see
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Lives of Confucius Civilization's Greatest Sage through the Ages
During my time at KU I took a class on Confucius (from here on, Kongzi). While it’s focus was the great sage’s teachings, it was through the lens of others, his followers in later times as well as some contemporaries. It was taught by a young man who the students called Scott, who was making his life’s academic work consist of Chinese Philosophy. The class was during a spring semester. This time a year became a perfect metaphor for how my mind opened up when studying these ancient texts. Going from a dormant cold remembrance of spring to a more visceral understanding of it’s joys. This class was not the first time I explored Kongzi’s teachings, but it had been years before. At this point, I was older, I had learned more about Chinese history and culture. I found my old copy of D.C. Lau’s translation of The Analects to be out dated.
The class introduced me to the debates surroun
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Confucius
Chinese philosopher (c. – c. BCE)
For other uses, see Confucius (disambiguation).
Confucius (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit.&#;'Master Kong'; c.&#;&#;– c.&#; BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the philosophy and teachings of Confucius.[1] His philosophical teachings, called Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, harmonious social relationships, righteousness, kindness, sincerity, and a ruler's responsibilities to lead by virtue.
Confucius considered himself a transmitter for the values of earlier periods which he claimed had been abandoned in his time. He advocated for filial piety, endorsing strong family loyalty, ancestor veneration, the respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives. Confucius recommended a robust family unit as the corn