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Confucius: The Man and the Myth Hardcover – June 13, 2008
by H G Creel (Author)
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Confucius: The Man and the Myth is a book written by H. G. Creel that explores the life and teachings of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius. The book delves into Confucius' background, upbringing, and the cultural and political context in which he lived. It also examines the various interpretations of Confucianism throughout history and how his teachings have influenced Chinese society and beyond. The author offers a critical analysis of Confucius' philosophy and challenges some of the popular myths and misconceptions that have surrounded him. The book provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of Confucius' life and legacy, making it an essential read for anyone interested in Chinese history, philosophy, and culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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376 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book by a great team
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020
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Learned a bunch about Confucius was not aware of, as well as gleaned a deep understanding of the context of the Analects and much of what it taught. Impressed half-way though.
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dcodol
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019
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Book was what I expected. Reading
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The Doc
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book to Read on Confucius!
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015
Originally published under the this title, and later reprinted under the title, Confucius and the Chinese Way (Harper Torchbooks, The Cloister Library, TB 63) , this is a thoughtful study (by one of the leading Sinologists of this century) of Confucius, his era, and the contemporary relevance of his thought. Any book this old (the original version was published in the 40's, I think) is a little out of date. And Creel sometimes succumbs to the temptation to read Confucius as a proto-Deweyan pragmatist-democrat. But Creel still has many insights into the teachings of "the Master," and gives an engaging (if speculative) portrait of his life. This is still the best book-length secondary study of Confucius I know of in English.
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Samuel H. Milligan
5.0 out of 5 stars Confucius Uncluttered
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2007
My mother pointed out to me when i was a teenager that religion is inherently cruel, and that if I wanted an ethical system without cruelty, I would haved to develop one on my own. Over the years I ended up with a sort of basic Confucianism based on the five cardinal virtues--human-heartedness, righteousness, proper social conduct, wisdom and sincerity.
So I was pleased to learn that Creel had, in stripping Confucianism of centuries of accretion, got back to pretty much the same thing. Nothing mystical or other-worldly--just a basic system of social ethics that promises a life of productive contentment.
I regret that I came across this book too late to write Creel to thank him.
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