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Dialogues of Confucius : the complete text of the kongzi jia yu /

The first complete English translation of the Dialogues , a rediscovered companion to the Analects Labeled a forgery and ignored for centuries, the Dialogues of Confucius was nevertheless preserved and passed down through the generations, purportedly a companion to the Analects.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bruya, Brian, 1966- (Translator), Li, Wenwen (Translator), Confucius
Format: eBook
Language:English
Chinese
Language Notes:English translation, introduction and notes with original Chinese.
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2026]
Subjects:
Confucius > Criticism and interpretation.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY / Eastern.
PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers.
Confucius
Electronic books.
Translations
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chinese Recension
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Minister of Lu
  • 2. Beginning with Denouncement
  • 3. A King's Speech
  • 4. The Grand Wedding
  • 5. Ruist Behavior
  • 6. Questions concerning Li
  • 7. Five Levels of Achievement
  • 8. Mind Wandering
  • 9. Three Shu
  • 10. Valuing Life
  • 11. Observing Zhou
  • 12. Student Conduct
  • 13. The Capable and Virtuous Sovereign
  • 14. Finer Points of Governing
  • 15. Six Foundations
  • 16. Reading Events
  • 17. Duke Ai Asks about Governing
  • 18. Yan Hui
  • 19. Zilu's First Meeting
  • 20. Trapped
  • 21. Entering Government
  • 22. A Pledge under Duress
  • 23. De of the Five Chiefs
  • 24. The Five "Chiefs
  • 25. Controlling the Bit
  • 26. Understanding Original Destiny
  • 27. On Li
  • 28. Observing a Village Archery Event
  • 29. Questions about the Jiao Sacrifice
  • 30. Explicating Criminal Punishment
  • 31. Criminal Punishment in Governing
  • 32. Li in Motion
  • 33. The Capping Ceremony Ode
  • 34. The Temple System
  • 35. Understanding the Finer Points of Music
  • 36. Question about Jade
  • 37. Understanding What It Means to Stoop to Indignities
  • 38. Understanding the Seventy-Two Students
  • 39. Original Surname
  • 40. Record of the End
  • 41. Understanding Good Governance
  • 42. Zigong Asks about the Finer Points of Li
  • 43. Zixia Asks about the Finer Points of Li
  • 44. Gongxi Chi Asks about the Finer Points of Li
  • Appendix 1: Postface
  • Appendix 2: Postface Following Kong Anguo's
  • Appendix 3: Preface
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index