Read " the analects of confucius " , need reread what is complementary?

Since ask is " complementary " , this problem is very significant.

" the analects of confucius " itself is quotation system, collected content each afford for thought, each have be explained differently and unscramble, so, should search to be mixed originally from whole " the analects of confucius " to mark, complementary book, the sense is not great. Not be to say, have a lot of, but the sense is not great.

What is significant?

Significant is, " the analects of confucius " medium some ana, will seek pair of mark or complementary written language, such comparison is interesting.

Below cite a case simply, do not talk to go up complementary, but enough explains " the East China Sea on the west the sea, the heart is the same as with manage " .

Xie Gongyu Confucius says: "My parties have straight bend forward person, its father rejects sheep, and child of card. " Confucius says: "Of my parties straight person different then: Father is child concealed, child the concealed that it is father, straight amid. Straight amid..

The interpreter comes over even if:

Xie Gong says to Confucius: "Our native place the somebody there works very justice, his father stole a sheep, the son goes quote reported he. (place righteousness above family loyalty is exalted behavior) " . Confucius says: "Our native place there can not be such, (if also produced similar issue) father should be concealed for the son, the son wants to be concealed for father, this just is justice, just among them. This just is justice, just among them..

Do not know the person of Confucianism, regular meeting says: Look, this is the Confucianist the how selfish, proof that how to pay attention to fair justice!

I have a fellow student is such in those days, he learns western philosophy, the conversation that till later he read Plato to write is recorded " You Xufu human relations piece " . Discover abruptly, this Socrates and You Xufu human relations the dialog between, as public as Confucius and leaf dialogue is very similar. Of course, also the scholar has different view to this, this is academic controversy, press here no matter. Say only why the conversational collection of the ana of year period and ancient Greek period, have " complementary " perhaps say " mutual confirm " .

Simple for, namely one is called You Xufu human relations person, his father killed vassal, you Xufu human relations think this is incorrect. And if be opposite this is apathetic, be pair of gods is not devout, so, you Xufu human relations go the state that the court declares father.

Result, socrates was encountered on the road.

Was Socrates discussed with him " what is devout? " this problem, through speaking deep step by step, rich logic (also have sophisticated) character says, final You Xufu human relations although went reporting,discover oneself father, also cannot prove oneself are devout.

Spoken parts in an opera, "Report close kin " this kind of behavior, in system of the ethics of the Confucianist, legal system, sin. Archaic China is right report the penalty of father's son, often heavier. Chinese generation has a vassal king conspire against the state, his son informed against him, result their father and son 2 people are put to death, former because,be rebel, because report,latter is father.

Same, in the philosophical judgment of Socrates, report close kin also is not a kind of devout behavior. Although China did not resemble in western ethics and legal tradition " concealed of close close look " so clear, but in witness quote respect, the relative is to have evasive.

So, read " the analects of confucius " , be inferior to be read again more read western philosophy, you can discover idea of a lot of ideas and truth are be enlightened.