The Analects of Confucius
Subtitle: A Philosophical Translation (Classics of Ancient China)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: September 7, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780345434074
Subjects: Social Science; Philosophy; Sociology; Asia - China; General; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Fiction / General; Folklore & Mythology
First sentence: Confucius (551-479 BCE) is probably the most influential thinker in human history, if influence is determined by the sheer number of people who have lived their lives, and died, in accordance with the thinkers's vision of how people ought to live, and die.