American English edition · Forthcoming
Confucius
His Life, Thought, and Wisdom
for Today’s World
Beyond familiar sayings lies a human story: a teacher searching for a better way to live, learn, lead, and care for others.
Radim Kaufmann explores Confucius’s world and the long conversation his ideas began—without turning an ancient thinker into a source of easy answers.
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A conversation across centuries
Follow the life of Confucius, meet his students, explore the classical texts, and consider questions of learning, integrity, family, friendship, and public responsibility.
This accessible book includes 65 chapters, documentary images, classical Chinese quotations with pinyin, chapter notes, and reference appendices. It distinguishes historical evidence, later tradition, and the author’s interpretation.
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