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| 18556. THE “SELF” AND “OTHERS” IN CONFUCIUS’ ANALECTS. This paper comments on a passage in the Analects of Confucius (Book VI, chapter 28 in the Arthur Waley translation), which is concerned with the attainment of “goodness,” or jen (“virtue”). The passage can be interpreted as saying that being true to one’s self (i.e., attaining the best that one can for one’s self) is found in how one acts towards others. In this way, the passage expresses the idea that the self is connected with others; when society as a whole prospers, the individuals within society also prosper. KEYWORDS: religion philosophy Confucius China. Written 2008. MLA Style. 6 pages, 11 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. 1,487 words |
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