The Essential Analects
eBook - PDF

The Essential Analects

Selected Passages with Traditional Commentary

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Essential Analects

Selected Passages with Traditional Commentary

About this book

The Essential Analects offers a representative selection from Edward Slingerland's acclaimed translation of the full work, including passages covering all major themes. An appendix of selected traditional commentaries keyed to each passage provides access to the text and to its reception and interpretation. Also included are a glossary of terms and short biographies of the disciples of Confucius and the traditional commentators cited.

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Information

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9781603842235
Edition
0
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Eastern Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Conventions
  6. Introduction
  7. Traditional Chronology
  8. Book One
  9. Book Two
  10. Book Three
  11. Book Four
  12. Book Five
  13. Book Six
  14. Book Seven
  15. Book Eight
  16. Book Nine
  17. Book Ten
  18. Book Eleven
  19. Book Twelve
  20. Book Thirteen
  21. Book Fourteen
  22. Book Fifteen
  23. Book Sixteen
  24. Book Seventeen
  25. Book Eighteen
  26. Book Nineteen
  27. Book Twenty
  28. Appendix 1: Commentary
  29. Appendix 2: Traditional Chinese Commentators Cited
  30. Appendix 3: Disciples of Confucius
  31. Appendix 4: Glossary of Terms
  32. Bibliography