{"product_id":"penguin-classics-the-analects","title":"Penguin Classics - The Analects","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The Master said, “If a man sets his heart on\nbenevolence, he will be free from evil”’\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Analects\u003c\/i\u003e are a collection of Confucius’s sayings brought\ntogether by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express\na philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius, one of the most humane\nthinkers of all time, believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of\nwisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one’s fellow man, he argued that\nthe pursuit of virtue should be every individual’s supreme goal. And, while\nfollowing the Way, or the truth, might not result in immediate or material gain,\nConfucius showed that it could nevertheless bring its own powerful and lasting\nspiritual rewards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis edition contains a detailed introduction exploring the concepts of the\noriginal work, a bibliography and glossary and appendices on Confucius\nhimself, \u003ci\u003eThe Analects\u003c\/i\u003e and the disciples who compiled them.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic\nliterature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles,\nPenguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout\nhistory and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to\nprovide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by\ndistinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as\nup-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfucius\u003c\/b\u003e (551-479 BC), though of noble descent,\nwas born in humble circumstances. He believed that politics is only an\nextension of morals, and spent ten years travelling through the various states\nof China spreading his ideas. When he realised that there was no way of\nconverting the feudal rulers to his way of thinking he returned to Lu and spent\nthe rest of his life there teaching his pupils.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eD.C. Lau\u003c\/b\u003e read Chinese at the University of Hong Kong, and, in 1946,\nhe went to Glasgow, where he read philosophy. In 1950 he entered the School of\nOriental and African Studies in London to teach Chinese philosophy. After\nlecturing in Chinese philosophy at the University of London he returned to Hong\nKong, where he is a Professor at the Chinese University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44636104458447,"sku":"9780140443486","price":21.8,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_ba0bd843-8d9c-424b-b920-48cf16637d2d.jpg?v=1761105413","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/penguin-classics-the-analects","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}