The Works of Mencius

by Mencius

Second only to Confucius in the main stream of Chinese philosophic thought stands the philosopher Mencius (c. 372-289 B.C.). Born into troubled times, when China was politically fractured and socially... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486263754
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Paralell Chinese/English text, Old Translation

This book contains paralell Chinese and English text on every page of the Translated Work. It also contains some excerpts from thinkers who opposed Mencius's ideas. Mencius (Mang) was a proponent of Confucius's ideas of benevolent government, and travelled around "China"(the warring states) trying to convinceKings and princes to adopt his approach of generosity towards theruled, renunciation of offensive warfare, and respect for official rituals and rites. The Style of english translation in this book is considered to be archaic and off-putting by some, as it was done in the 1860's. It is very similar in presentation to Legge's Analects translation.