The foremost American researcher of Confucius as a religious and spiritual figure explains the Analects' universal wisdom for our own time, guiding us on the "path of the sage" or "Way of Heaven"-a journey of reason, peace and understanding.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction ix
1. Opening the Analects: The Pursuit of Learning 1
2. Confucius' Humanity 5
3. The Noble Person 21
4. On Filial Piety 49
5. Ritual and Music 59
6. The Nature of Learning 69
7. Truthfulness and Righteousness 81
8. The Teaching of Goodness 89
9. The Single Thread 105
10. Reflections on Tradition 111
11. The Way of Heaven 119
12. Closing the Analects: Learning for the Self 133
Acknowledgments 137
Notes 139
Suggestions for Further Reading 141
Index of Passages 143
