Mencius

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Taylor, March 4, 2009 (view all comments by Taylor)
I found Mencius to be an excellent book, which clarified and drew out a lot of the Confucianist principles found in the analects, with much lengthier explanations offered. In particular Mencius's focus on the Heart and also changing your vices into virtues by sharing them with other people is fascinating because it illustrates a different perspective on how to approach the world, while simultaneously advocating a humanistic approach, sorely needed in our current time. It's wroth revisiting this great classic, both as a way to evaluate our practices, and also to remind us that ultimately we need to value an approach that is humanistic as opposed to materialistic.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780140442281

Translator:

Lau, D. C.

Publisher:

Penguin Classics

Author:

Mencius

Author:

Lau, D. C.

Author:

Anonymous

Location:

Harmondsworth

Subject:

Philosophy

Subject:

Philosophy, chinese

Subject:

Eastern - General

Subject:

General Poetry

Subject:

Eastern

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Series:

Penguin classics

Series Volume:

no. 95

Publication Date:

19701030

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

288

Dimensions:

7.71x5.05x.67 in. .45 lbs.