Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. It takes up Confucius's theories of jen, or goodness and yi, righteousness, explaining that the individual can achieve harmony with mankind and the universe by perfecting his innate moral nature and acting with benevolence and justice. Mencius' strikingly modern views on the duties of subjects and their rulers or the evils of war, created a Confucian orthodoxy that has remained intact since the third century BCE.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-10-28
Mått129 x 198 x 17 mm
Vikt226 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagPenguin Books Ltd
ISBN9780140449716
ÖversättareLau, D. C., Lau, D C

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Mencius (372-298 BC) was one of the greatest Chinese philosophers, focusing on political theory and practice. Mencius, like Confucius, believed that rulers were divinely placed in order to guarantee peace and order among the people they rule. Unlike Confucius, Mencius believed that if a ruler failed to bring peace and order about, then the people could be absolved of all loyalty to that ruler and were justified to revolt.D. C. Lau is a Professor at the University of Hong Kong.

MenciusIntroductionFurther ReadingMenciusBook I·Part ABook I·Part BBook II·Part ABook II·Part BBook III·Part ABook III·Part BBook IV·Part ABook IV·Part BBook V·Part ABook V·Part BBook VI·Part ABook VI·Part BBook VII·Part ABook VII·Part BAooendix 1: The Dating of Events in the Life of MenciusAppendix 2: Early Traditions about MenciusAppendix 3: The Text of the MenciusAppendix 4: Ancient History as Understood by MenciusAppendix 5: On Mencius' Use of the Method of Analogy in ArgumentTextual NotesGlossary of Personal and Place Names