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... This book is decidedly not for the neophyte. At times dry and dense, it is packed with information for the student or scholar.Read the entire review here: http://boldbookworm.com/loc081012.html~ BBhttp://boldbookworm.com
Sagely PerspectivesDuring my time at KU I took a class on Confucius (from here on, Kongzi). While it’s focus was the great sage’s teachings, it was through the lens of others, his followers in later times as well as some contemporaries. It was taught by a young man who the students called Scott, who was making his life’s academic work consist of Chinese Philosophy. The class was during a spring semester. This time a year became a perfect metaphor for how my mind opened up when studying these anc...
I think I 'bit off a bit more than I could chew' with this book. That's because the authors are presenting Kongzi's (Confucius') life and teachings through six portraits of the man that have "proven compelling to successive generations" and their ideas are difficult to understand. Were it not for the fact that I am very interested in finding out about this great sage's life, I doubt I would have kept reading this book to completion, but alas, I persevered and I think I have gleaned something of
The project of this book -- to explore the many different ways the sage Confucius has been interpreted and understood during eras of Chinese history -- could offer a fascinating reading experience. Alas. I think much of the information is there, but the telling is flat, and if the authors explained their analytical approach, I missed it. As a result, I kept finding myself distracted, trying to figure out what the authors were doing -- were they writing from within a particular time-period's unde...
Some excellent chapters; some chapters less so, but a good go-to book for information on Confucius (Kongzi) and his followers. Liberally sprinkled with quotes from Confucius, which I liked, and the references to recommended reading and other sources were very helpful. This is not a book for the general reader, however as some will surely find the approach of examining Confucius' life from different perspectives repetitive and too academic. The best chapters are the early ones on Kongzi and his l...
The authors look at the life of Confucius or Kongzi or Master Kung (551-479 BCE) in seven different ways. Gu Jiegang, the greatest historianof 20th century China, demanded that we consider "one Kongzi at a time." As a result of reading this book, I see all those different Kongzis, but I am a bit more confused who he really was. I did gain some valuable insights into the history of China. What I love about studying Kongzi is the idea of his focus on being a good citizen and good leader. I am such...
The Lives of Confucius is another book from a college class that I didn't have time to fully read at the time. It catalogues the many kind of "Confucianism" through the ages, and the faces of this famous philosopher, along with charting how he became popular. This makes it a intriguing mixture of literary analysis, cultural examination and historical development. In a nutshell, I found this book to be a concentration of knowledge about Confucius. It is a useful reference to the many ways he was...
An interesting intellectual history of one of the world's great thinkers and how he and his ideas have been viewed over the past 2500 years. At times the authors leave out key facts and at other times they repeat themselves too much. At times the book is soporific, at other times fascinating.But, especially in the last chapter, it becomes clear why this great figure is not only of historical importance, but critical to understanding the world today.
