Mencius was the philosopher whose influence upon ancient Chinese
thought was second only to that of Confucius, whose teachings
Mencius defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts
his dialogues with kings, dukes, and military men, as well as other
philosophers, is one of the four books that make up the essential
Confucian corpus. It takes up Confucius's theories of jen, or
goodness, and yi, righteousness, explaining that the individual can
achieve harmony with mankind and the universe by perfecting his
innate moral nature and acting with benevolence and justice.
Mencius's remarkably modern views on the duties of subjects and
their rulers and on the evils of war created a Confucian orthodoxy
that has remained intact since the third century BCE.
* An essential text in Confucian thought
* D.C. Lau's lucid translation has been updated
* The introduction makes illuminating comparisons between Mencius
and his contemporaries
* Revised edition includes updated further reading, appendices, a
glossary, and notes
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