The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches eBook Epiphanius Wilson
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The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches eBook Epiphanius Wilson
Confucius is less obscure than Lao Tse, and sometime easier to pick up on. The old Modern Library editions (which is what I ordered) is now about 65 years old, and therefore a little worn at the edges, but really pretty. It's nice to have "good stuff" in a nice package. I don't know if Confucius would agree, but (in this case), I don't care. Wonderful book, wonderful classic philosophy.Product details
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The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches eBook Epiphanius Wilson Reviews
There are a zillion books on Confucius so I searched around and gave this a try. It was quite tedious reading.
I ordered this as a result of a daily devotion book by Alexandra Stoddard (Grace Notes) and added it to my collection so that I have it readily available whenever I need a "pick-me-up" or some sound advice. It is aptly organized for that purpose!
Purchased it with a hope that the master's philosophy would be laid bare but the narration is jerky and context is difficult to understand.
Very good book.
It is really not fair for me to give a review. But since I read the book I will venture to do so. If I wasn't so OCD about finishing a book, I would have skipped all of the Odes at the end . I have no mind for poetry , especially when the symbolism is from a culture so foreign to Western thinking. Some parts were very interesting and enjoyable , but without a deeper understanding of Chinese culture I felt I was going in blind. Some extra commentary would have helped, but would have made the book so much longer . I was hoping for more short pithy sayings of wisdom in the form of Proverbs, but none were present . Some of the comments were about such mundane things as to not even be worth writing about , but probably had significance to the culture . Maybe before reading this book a person should get a little more background in Chinese culture . So, although this is probably a good book it was not a good book for me.
My interest arose out of curiosity about the man and his teachings. This filled the bill perfectly. To appreciate the full benefit of his attitude and philosophy one needs to understand the times and culture in which he lived. The footnotes help a lot in this regard.
I bought this book thinking I'd get a huge list of all of the wisdom of Confucius. But that was the least of what I got. I'm sure there is some wisdome in this book somewhere but the conversation and wording is terrible. It took me 10 minutes read a page, and read again, because I truly had no idea what was going on. Every once in a while, you will come across a straightforward statement that really means something. I'm thinking that this translation does a direct translation to English and it just doesn't fit together well.
I think it may be my own intelligence that keeps me from following the wording of this book. Nothing sticks out as great wisdom to me. There is a section that has poems, which are really good, but they don't show me great wisdom. I believe that this book is only for advanced readers.
Confucius is less obscure than Lao Tse, and sometime easier to pick up on. The old Modern Library editions (which is what I ordered) is now about 65 years old, and therefore a little worn at the edges, but really pretty. It's nice to have "good stuff" in a nice package. I don't know if Confucius would agree, but (in this case), I don't care. Wonderful book, wonderful classic philosophy.
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