Why read The Analects of Confucius?

Book cover of The Analects of Confucius: The Books of Confucian Wisdom

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In the long river of human history, if one person can represent the civilization of a whole nation, it is perhaps Master Kong, better known as Confucius in the West. If there is one single book that can be upheld as the common code of a whole people, it is…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Analects of Confucius as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Yijie Zhuang

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Lunyu is another ancient masterpiece that has withstood the test of time. The book contains primarily sayings and ideas of Confucius and his contemporaries. It is arguably, the most influential Confucius cannon that is still extremely influential. The chapters are being regularly taught at all levels of school. It provides the most unique perspective to understand the philosophy, politics, ideology, and many other aspects of ancient and contemporary Chinese societies.

From Yijie's list on The best history and environmental history books of China.