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Included in this volume are the most venerated selections from the Four Books and the Five Classics — the staple of the Confucian canon, presented for the first time in a web chat format that more closely resembles the conversational nature of Confucian discourses such as the Analects and the Works of Mencius. Historical references are transformed into their modern-day equivalents so that the core of Confucius’s message comes through without the need for footnotes or explanations. No longer will Confucius sound like a pedant speaking in the abstract; hear him dispense his wisdom in the language of the street — for, as Confucius would say, “language is for getting your point across – no more, no less”. May the master’s words allow you to “reveal the truth for all its glory” as you work towards turning the world into “a bastion for the common good”.
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Wen-Yew Lee
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March 27, 2018
Understandable philosophy for non Chinese readers. So many of the teachings are still relevant today
About the author
Chris Wen-Chao Li is a translator and theoretical linguist. He received his doctorate in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology from Oxford University, and is currently Professor of Chinese Linguistics at San Francisco State University. His translations and scholarship have appeared in Renditions, The Chinese Pen, Target, Language and Communication, and the Journal of the American Oriental Society.
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