Go is also mentioned in the Analects of Confucius ( c. 5th century BC ).

The Analects, the main source of the Confucianism of Confucius, actually has little to say on the matter of filial piety and some sources believe the concept was focused on by later thinkers as a response to Mohism.

Although Confucius claimed that he never invented anything but was only transmitting ancient knowledge ( see Analects VII, 1 ), he did produce a number of new ideas.

* The Analects of Confucius ( 1915 ; rpr.

* The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation ( New York: Ballantine, 1998 ).

* The Original Analects: Sayings of Confucius and His Successors ( New York: Columbia University Press, 1998 ).

* The Analects of Confucius ( New York: W. W. Norton, 1997 ).

Confucianism is a philosophical school developed from the teachings of the sage collected in the Analects of Confucius.

The Analects of Confucius.

In the Analects, Confucius presents himself as a " transmitter who invented nothing ".

The Analects records 22 names that are most likely Confucius ' disciples, while the Mencius records 24 names, although it is quite certain that there have been many more disciples whose name were not recorded.

Lun yu, ( in English The Analects of Confucius ).

Confucius and the Analects: New Essays.

* Multilingual web site on Confucius and the Analects

*** The Analects of Confucius, a twenty-chapter work of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, recorded by later Confucian scholars.

* Wengu text database ( Classic of Poetry, Analects of Confucius, Tao Te Ching, and I Ching, in Chinese and translations )

* Chinese Classics ( James Legge's translations of the Analects of Confucius, the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Works of Mencius and the Tao Te Ching )

* Analects of Confucius

Although Confucius claimed that he never invented anything but was only transmitting ancient knowledge ( see Analects VII, 1 ), he did produce a number of new ideas.

Philosophy developed far differently in China than in Greece — rather than presenting extended dialogues, the Analects of Confucius and Lao Zi's Tao Te Ching presented sayings and proverbs more directly and didactically.

Some are from the Go game ( e. g., fuseki o utsu 布石を打つ ) and Buddhism and many four-character idioms are from Chinese philosophy written in Classical Chinese, in particular " The Analects " by Confucius.

The Four Books include: the Analects of Confucius, a book of pithy sayings attributed to Confucius and recorded by his disciples ; Mencius, a collection of political dialogues ; the Doctrine of the Mean, a book that teaches the path to Confucian virtue ; and the Great Learning, a book about education, self-cultivation and the Dao.

Confucius never stated whether man was born good or evil, noting that ' By nature men are similar ; by practice men are wide apart ' — implying that whether good or bad, Confucius must have perceived all men to be born with intrinsic similarities, but that man is conditioned and influenced by study and practise.

" Attributes that are seen as religious — such as ancestor worship, ritual, and sacrifice — were advocated by Confucius as necessary for social harmony ; however, these attributes can be traced to the traditional non-Confucian Chinese beliefs of Chinese folk religion, and are also practiced by Daoists and Chinese Buddhists.

( Originally published under the title Confucius — the Man and the Myth.

* 501 BC — Confucius is appointed governor of Chung-tu.

* September 28, 551 BC — Birth of Confucius, philosopher ( traditional date ).

Inoue is famous for his serious historical fiction of ancient Japan and the Asian continent, including Wind and Waves, Tun-huang, and Confucius, but his work also included semi-autobiographical novels and short fiction of great humor, pathos, and wisdom like Shirobamba and Asunaro Monogatari, which depicted the setting of the author's own life — Japan of the early to mid twentieth century — in revealing perspective.

Han Fei is his name, while zi (, meaning " Master ") was often added to philosophers ' names as an honorific — such as Kong Fuzi () for Confucius — thus Han Feizi () can denote the book written by him, but is also used in reference to the person himself.

A Chinese group responded by creating a rival award — the Confucius Peace Prize.

Confucius — nominally a consultant from China — is.

In her spare time, she often discussed important matters of state with Emperor Zhang and taught his sons the Confucian classics — particularly the Analects of Confucius.

With this optimistic view on human potential, Confucius advocates for ruling through li – traditional customs, mores, and norms – which allow people to have a sense of shame and become humane people with good character, rather than through government regulations and penal law.

With virtue equal to that of Confucius and his dear disciple Yan Yuan, I could make my prince rival of Kings Yao and Shun.

Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius ( 孔夫子 Kǒng Fūzǐ, or K ' ung-fu-tzu, lit.

Confucius believed that social disorder often stemmed from failure to perceive, understand, and deal with reality.

Confucianism represents the collected teachings of the Chinese sage Confucius, who lived from 551 to 479 BCE.

The Latinized name " Confucius " is derived from " Kong Fuzi ", which was first coined by 16th-century Jesuit missionaries to China, most probably by Matteo Ricci.

According to tradition, three generations before Confucius ' time, his ancestors had migrated from the Song state to the Lu state.

When Confucius heard of the raid, he requested from Viscount Ji Huan to allow the duke and his court to retreat to a stronghold on his palace grounds.

:: When the stables were burnt down, on returning from court Confucius said, " Was anyone hurt?

It was believed by some that lǐ originated from the heavens, but Confucius stressed the development of lǐ through the actions of sage leaders in human history.

Most of Confucius ' disciples were from the Lu state, while others were from neighboring states.

The Chinese have a tradition of holding spectacular memorial ceremonies of Confucius () every year, using ceremonies that supposedly derived from Zhou Li () as recorded by Confucius, on the date of Confucius ' birth.

This book is traditionally credited as a compilation from Confucius.

Missionaries and scholars also brought back new ideas from other civilisations-as with the Jesuit China missions who played a significant role in the transmission of knowledge, science, and culture between China and the West, translating Western works like Euclids Elements for Chinese scholars and the thoughts of Confucius for Western audiences.

He was called " Confucius from the West ".

Although meritocracy as a term is a relatively recent invention, the concept of a government based on standardized examinations originates from the works of Confucius, along with other Legalist and Confucian philosophers.

In late 1973, to weaken Zhou's political position and to distance themselves from Lin's apparent betrayal, the " Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius " campaign began under Jiang Qing's leadership.

Confucius ( transported in a wheeled cart ) and children ; from a 1680 children's book ( Xiao er lun )

Nevertheless, the influence of classical ideas in many humanities disciplines, such as philosophy and literature, remains strong ; for example, the Gilgamesh Epic from Mesopotamia, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Vedas and Upanishads in India and various writings attributed to Confucius, Lao-tse and Chuang-tzu in China.

The last gift from this nobleman was a splendid copy of the works of Confucius, in the original, which is said to be the only complete copy of the works of that philosopher in Great Britain.

But Old-text school persisted that Confucius is a sage of Shangdi who had given new interpretation to the heritage from previous three great dynasties.