Confucius. -- The ancients. -- The disciples. -- The analects. -- Terms. -- Written tradition. -- Ritual. -- Appendix I. The interpretations. -- Appendix II. Biographical dates. -- The analects.

"The Analects of Confucius is one of the central books of Chinese literature and Chinese thought; memorized and studied for many centuries, it has been certainly one of the most influential books in world history. There are many translations of this rewarding but difficult work. Arthur Waley -- the translator of the Tale of Genji, of a vast body of Chinese poetry, and of many other classics of Oriental literature and thought -- brings to this translation his great gifts as a scholar and a writer, and has produced what is without question the best version in English of the Analects. A full introduction gives the social and political background of this work, analyses of key terms in Chinese thought that are prominent in it, and a careful study of the history of the book and its interpretations. There are also full notes illuminating the references to contemporary events and clarifying obscure passages."--Cf. OCLC record.

Confucian reflections : ancient wisdom for modern times / by Philip J. Ivanhoe.

Includes index.

"....expanded version of my paper “The Contemporary Significance of Confucian Views about the Ethical Values of Music,” which I presented in the Forum’s meeting in 2009 and subsequently was published by them in 2009 Civilization and Peace (Seoul; Edison, NJ: Jimoondang, 2010): 123–33."-p.x.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Being in and learning from tradition -- 2. Conceptions of self, society, and world -- 3. Social practices great and small -- 4. Music in and of our lives -- 5. The values of families -- 6. Awareness, attentiveness, and care in and of the everyday -- 7. Conclusion.

Confucian Reflections: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times is about the early Chinese Confucian classic the ""Analects"" Lunyu, attributed to the founder of the Confucian tradition, Kongzi (551-479 bce) and who is more commonly referred to as ""Confucius"" in the West. Philip J. Ivanhoe argues that the Analects is as relevant and important today as it has proven to be over the course of its more than 2000 year history, not only for the people who live in East Asian societies but for all human beings. The fact that this text has inspired so many talented people for so long, across a range of complex, creative, rich, and fascinating cultures offers a strong prima facie reason for thinking that the insights the Analects contains are not bound by either the particular time or cultural context in which the text took shape.

Lunyu jishi 論語集釋 / Cheng Shude zhuan 程樹德撰 ; Cheng Junying, Jiang Jianyuan dianjiao 程俊英, 蔣見元點校.
Colophon title also in Pinyin: Lun yu ji shi.
Includes bibliographical references (v. 4, p. 1381-1430).

Series: Xinbian zhuzi jicheng 新編諸子集成. 第一輯

The cover has an inscription in Latin: “Effata Confucii (=3^us ex 4 ll. [libris] class. [classicis]).”

Source: Albert Chan, SJ, Chinese Books and Documents in the Jesuit Archives in Rome, p. 16.