{"product_id":"mencius-penguin-classics-9780140449716","title":"Mencius Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The \u003ci\u003eMencius\u003c\/i\u003e, 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' strikingly modern views on the duties of subjects and their rulers or the evils of war, created a Confucian orthodoxy that has remained intact since the third century BCE. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout histor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMenciusIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMencius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook I·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook I·Part B\u003cbr\u003eBook II·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook II·Part B\u003cbr\u003eBook III·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook III·Part B\u003cbr\u003eBook IV·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook IV·Part B\u003cbr\u003eBook V·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook V·Part B\u003cbr\u003eBook VI·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook VI·Part B\u003cbr\u003eBook VII·Part A\u003cbr\u003eBook VII·Part B\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAooendix 1: The Dating of Events in the Life of Mencius\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Early Traditions about Mencius\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3: The Text of the \u003ci\u003eMencius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 4: Ancient History as Understood by Mencius\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 5: On Mencius' Use of the Method of Analogy in Argument\u003cbr\u003eTextual Notes\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Personal and Place Names\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732380889431,"sku":"9780140449716","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mencius-penguin-classics-9780140449716","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}