Mencius
By: translated with an introduction and notes by D.C. Lau
Contributors: Lau, D. C.
Edition: Rev. ed
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Philosophy, Confucian -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Description: "Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. It takes up Confucius's theories of jen, or goodness, and yi, righteousness, explaining that the individual can achieve harmony with mankind and the universe by perfecting his innate moral nature and acting with benevolence and justice. Mencius's strikingly modern views on the duties of subjects and their rulers, or the evils of war, created a Confucian orthodoxy that has remained intact since the third century BCE."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Previous ed.: 1970

Revised edition first published by the Chinese University Press, 2003

Includes bibliographical references

Translated from the Chinese