Confucian Reflections

<p>Confucian Reflections: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times is about the early Chinese Confucian classic the Analects <i>Lunyu</i> 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 <i>Analects</i> 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 <i>prima facie</i> reason for thinking that the insights the <i>Analects</i> contains are not bound by either the particular time or cultural context in which the text took shape. </p>