PhilosophyBook · -400
The Analects
Confucius
Short exchanges between Confucius and his students, assembled after his death, circling ritual, learning, filial duty and what makes a person worth following. There is no argument to follow, only a sensibility that accumulates.
Why you should read this
A compiled collection of sayings and short dialogues attributed to Confucius, structured in brief passages rather than sustained argument. It is the foundational text of Confucianism and was part of the core curriculum for imperial Chinese civil service examinations for roughly six centuries.
- Field
- Philosophy
- Form
- Non-fiction
- Published
- 400 BCE
- Themes
- Chinese PhilosophyPhilosophy
