Analects, Confucius - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Boodberg, Peter A. “The Semasiology of Some Primary Confucian Concepts.” Philosophy East and West 2, no. 4 (January 1953): 317-32.

Focuses on several Chinese idioms to demonstrate the difficulties in anglicizing Confucius's work adequately.

Chong, Kim-Chong. “The Practice of Jen.” Philosophy East and West 43, no. 3 (July 1999): 298-16.

Argues that jen is more elusive and complex in the Analects than a reading of the Mencius would suggest.

Fingarette, Herbert. “A Way without a Crossroads.” In Confucius—The Secular as Sacred, pp. 18-36. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972.

Contrasts Western thought regarding choice and responsibility with the Confucian emphasis on the Way.

Kupperman, Joel J. “Confucius and the Nature of Religious Ethics.” Philosophy East and West 21, no. 2 (April 1971): 189-94.

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