num_pages: 64
description: Confucius was the only philosopher whose ideas were taken on as a full state religion. Born into an aristocratic family, he rose to become a minister in the state of Lu in China. After falling out with the ruler he became a wondering sage, trying to replace empty religious observances by teaching moral values as the basis of social and political order. The the "Virgin Philosophers Series" cover the life and ideas of the major philosophers, attempting to clarify the mysteries of philosophy for the general reader.
language: English
title: The Essential Confucius
titlecomplete: The Essential Confucius (The Virgin Philosophers)
genres: China, History, Philosophy, Religion, Biography, Audiobook, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 665
series: Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Virgin Philosophers
publisher: Virgin Philosophers