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Title: Confucius: The Analects by Confucius, D. C. Lau ISBN: 0140443487 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 03 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8
Rating: 5
Summary: The wisdom of Confucius speaks for himself
Comment: D.C Lau's Translation of Confuciuan Philosophy and "The Analects" is perhaps the best I've ever read. Lau brillantly enuciates the most important tenets of Confucian thought in a clear and concise manner, while at the same time not forsaking any of the intellectual or scholarly integrity that often happens with certain translations of Confucius. Lau 's introduction gives a wonderful introduction to the goldmine of wisdom that one encounters while reading Confucius and helped me to understand the teachings of Confucius better than any other translator. As for "The Analects" itself, I could write 20 pages on why it is the most beautifully constructed philosophy ever written, but I won't and will simply say this. The wisdom in "The Analects" is worth more than 10 of those so called "New Age" books that attempt to give insight but in fact only give rhetoric. Confucius wil open your eyes to the joy of living and the joy of a life of the pursuit of what TRUE wisdom, truth and virtue really are. READ THIS BOOK, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
Rating: 4
Summary: Surprisingly Relevent
Comment: I was surprised to find that I was often very interested in the topics within this book and Confucius' handling of said themes. Having read Plato only a short time ago, Confucius seemed like a breath of fresh air. His concerns are how to live a virtuous life and achieve benevolence. Unlike much ancient philosphy, many of the sayings have their impact undimished by time. In each book (consisting usually of about 3 pages) there would generally be at least two or three sayings that struck me as truly meaningful and pertinent. Naturally, there were also some that seemed out of place or irrational, but that is to be expected in any text which is so old. If one is able to mine the gold from the rocks, Analects of Confucius can be quite a rewarding experience. However, I found the introduction and essays in the back of the book to be superfluous and felt that they did not shed much additional light on who Confucius was or what his teachings meant, choosing instead to focus mostly on minutue that was mostly uninteresting to me. This book is not a long read, and almost certainly worth a curious person's time.
Rating: 4
Summary: PRETTY GOOD BOOK
Comment: THE ANALECTS IS A GOOD BOOK FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND CONFUCIAN PHILOSOPHY. THE TRANSLATION IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, EASY TO READ, BUT IT DOESNT EXPLAIN WHAT EACH ANALECT MEANS AND BEGGINERS ON THE SUBJECT COULD MISUNDERSTAND THE MEANINGS. GREAT REFERENCE BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY KNOW CONFUCIANISM OR A LITTLE OF CHINESE HISTORY.
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Title: Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English ISBN: 0679776192 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Mencius (Penguin Classics) by Mencius, D.C. Lau ISBN: 0140442286 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 1970 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Wisdom of the Buddha: The Unabridged Dhammapada (Dover Thrift Editions) by F. Max Muller ISBN: 0486411206 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell ISBN: 0060812451 Publisher: Perennial Press Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Tao Te Ching (Penguin Classics) by Lao Tzu, D. C. Lau ISBN: 014044131X Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 1985 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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