Ni has chosen to present the text as a living document, embedded in two thousand years of commentarial conversation over its meaning, with today's readers very much part of that ongoing conversation." - Stephen C. "Peimin Ni's translation of the Analects has many virtues that make it stand out as an exemplary version of this most important Chinese text. The closing words of the text are: Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men. " Understanding the Analects of Confucius is an outstanding work of sinological scholarship." - Henry Rosemont Jr., author of A Reader's Companion to the Confucian Analects Book 20 Book 20, the final book of the Analects, points to several doctrines that are later expounded upon by ‘Confucianism’ -the doctrine of the Mean, the ordinances of heaven (which are required to rule a state justly), and Propriety. Any new translation that adds to the existing stack faces the challenge of presenting something new and interesting about the text while not sacrificing the faithfulness to the original … Understanding the Analects of Confucius accomplishes this feat impressively … Ni's translation is a valuable contribution to the field." - Reading Religion
"To date, there are about forty complete English translations of the Analects. Zhongyong 中庸 - Hitting the mark constantly Wen 文 and Zhi 质 - Refined form and substance
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