Hackett Classics: Analects : With Selections from Traditional Commentaries (Paperback)

from datrappert

In his Teaching Company course on the Analects of Confucius, Dr. Robert Andre LaFleur says he recommends that his students read six different translations. I just complete my second-this book. I can definitely say that reading more than one translation (and listening to Dr. LaFleur's excellent co...

from Arkholt

This is the best book for anyone who wants to study Confucius. Slingerland's translation is wonderful, and the added commentaries are inispensable. The appendices in the back are also extremely useful, and I use them when studying other Chinese philosophy books.

from Zissou54

One of most well known books in the world's history and for good reason. I originally purchased this book only because it was required for a class I was taking but ended up hanging on it because I found it a thoroughly enjoyable read. One of the wisest men to ever walk the Earth, Confucius and hi...

from wildbill

The title of the book was the translation adopted by Western scholars in the late 19th century of the words Lun Yu. The editor of this edition translates Lun Yu to mean Ethical Dialogues but uses the standard title out of respect for the tradition that has grown up around it. The original meaning...

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I found the 2007 translation by Burton Watson to be highly readable. I know nothing about Confucius or even Chinese history but still found many valuable passages. It is easy to see how this (and I presume other Confucius texts) could form the ethical foundation of a culture, not unlike the Bible...