The Chinese Classics
Legge provides lengthy introductions to leading Chinese philosophical works and is own translations.
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- Translator: James Legge
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The Chinese Classics: Translated into English with Preliminary Essays and Explanatory Notes by James Legge. Second Edition (London: N. Trübner, 1869).
Copyright:
The text is in the public domain.
Article The Promise of Confucian Liberty
James Dominic Rooney
The author argues that Confucian philosophy need not lead to statist authoritarianism. The piece includes a good historical overview of the development of Confucian thought.
Article Confucianism’s Piety Problem
David K. Schneider
In contrast to Response 1, this author argues that Confucianism, as developed by both Confucius and Mencius, is ultimately too hierarchical to provide the foundation for a truly liberal order.
Book The Analects
One of the central texts of Confucianism, it consists mainly of sayings attributed by Confucius and compiled by his disciples.
Book The Shi King, the Old “Poetry Classic” of the Chinese
It is the oldest collection of Chinese poetry, and one of the “Five Classics” said to have been compiled by Confucius.