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Podcast: In Conversation: An OUP Podcast
Episode: Erin M. Cline, "The Analects: A Guide" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Description: Probably the most well-known Chinese philosopher around the world is Kongzi, typically called by his Latinized name, āConfucius.ā And yet he did not write a single book. Rather, his students collected Kongziās life and teachings into theĀ Analects, a text which has become immensely influential from ancient Confucian traditions up to the current day.Ā InĀ The Analects: A GuideĀ (Oxford University Press, 2021), Erin M. Cline argues that we should understand theĀ AnalectsĀ not only as a guide for living, or a philosophical set of sayings on ethics, but as a sacred text. She argues that this approach helps us reflect more...