| Title | : | Confucius in 90 Minutes (The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) |
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| Author | : | Paul Strathern |
| Release | : | 2005-06-25 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs |
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| 1 | Confucius in 90 Minutes (The Philosopher | Paul Strathern |
| Confucius taught a moral wisdom that would become a predominant social force in China from the second century BCE until the mid-twentieth century. It would appear that his aim was to turn his pupils into good government officials, but his quaint humanistic platitudes, maxims, and quasi-enigmatic anecdotes made spiritual fodder for the next two thousand years of the culture. In Confucius in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Confucius’ life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Confucius’ work, a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Confucius within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy. |
