Ebook: Mencius

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustration; Introduction; I. Emperor Hui of Liang Book One; II. Emperor Hui of Liang Book Two; III. Kung-Sun Ch'ou Book One; IV. Kung-Sun Ch'ou Book Two; V. Duke Wen of T'eng Book One; VI. Duke Wen of T'eng Book Two; VII. Li Lou Book One; VIII. Li Lou Book Two; IX. Wan Chang Book One; X. Wan Chang Book Two; XI. Master Kao Book One; XII. Master Kao Book Two; XIII. To Fathom the Mind Book One; XIV. To Fathom the Mind Book Two; Notes; Historical Table; Key Terms: An Outline of Mencius' Thought; Further Reading.;This ancient text records the teachings of Mencius (4th c. B.C.E.), the second originary sage in the Confucian tradition which has shaped Chinese civilization for over two thousand years. In a culture that makes no distinction between those realms we call the heart and the mind, Mencius was the great thinker of the heart, and it was he who added the profound inner dimensions to the Confucian vision. Given his emphasis on the heart, it isn't surprising that his philosophical method is very literary in nature: story and anecdote full of human drama and poetic turns of thought. Indeed, the text is considered a paragon of literary eloquence and style.