Analects
Master Kong's teachings
The Analects is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, compiled by his disciples after his death.
It remains one of the most influential texts in East Asian philosophy and ethics, covering topics from personal conduct to governance: The Analects emphasizes virtue and proper relationships. (Lowercase analects refers to any such collection of excerpts.)
Ancient Chinese ethical teacher
- Four BooksCanonical Confucian text collection
- MenciusClassical Confucian thinker
- Neo-ConfucianismSong-era philosophical synthesis
- junziConfucian ideal person
dao · filial piety · disciples · sayings · aphorisms · maxims · humaneness · benevolence
Penetrating mental acuity
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
understanding · discernment · enlightenment · cultivation · knowledge · experience · guidance · instruction
Exchanges between speakers
- passagesSegments or thoroughfares
- quotationsRepeated words with attribution
- discoursesFormal communications on subjects
- translationsConverted linguistic texts
commentaries · chapters · verses · teachings · canon · editions · manuscripts · excerpts
Major ancient Chinese empire
- scholarly traditionInherited body of learning
- literatiEducated, cultured class
- ShandongCoastal Chinese province
Confucius
Ancient Chinese ethical teacher
- Four BooksCanonical Confucian text collection
- MenciusClassical Confucian thinker
- Neo-ConfucianismSong-era philosophical synthesis
junzi · dao · filial piety · disciples · sayings · aphorisms · maxims · humaneness · benevolence · virtue
sagacity
Penetrating mental acuity
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
self-reflection · understanding · discernment · enlightenment · cultivation · knowledge · experience · guidance · instruction · precepts
dialogues
Exchanges between speakers
- passagesSegments or thoroughfares
- quotationsRepeated words with attribution
- discoursesFormal communications on subjects
translations · commentaries · chapters · verses · teachings · canon · editions · manuscripts · excerpts
Han dynasty
Major ancient Chinese empire
- scholarly traditionInherited body of learning
- literatiEducated, cultured class
- ShandongCoastal Chinese province
- Philosophy ClassicsRepublic, Meditations, Nicomachean Ethics, Metaphysics, Symposium
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Chinese calligraphy, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Daoism
- Ancient ChinaShang dynasty, Han dynasty, Confucius, Warring States period, oracle bones
- ancient textsscrolls, scroll, Euclid's Elements, Epic of Gilgamesh, codex
- Asian classicsI Ching, Laozi, Monkey King, Sun Tzu, Bhagavad Gita
- Asian LiteratureHaruki Murakami, Mahabharata, Ramayana, wuxia, Japanese fiction
AnalectsTao Te Ching
Ancient wisdom text on virtue
Republic · Nicomachean Ethics · Meditations · Summa Theologica · The Prince