Political Science · Western Political Thought
Confucius' teachings are compiled and preserved in which book?
AThe Analects ✓ Correct
BTiny Times
CTongwan
DMockingjay
Correct answer: (A) The Analects — Confucius' teachings are preserved in the Analects.
Explanation
★Confucius' teachings are preserved in the Analects.
★The Analects is a collection of his sayings and conversations recorded by his disciples.
★It sets out his ideas on virtue, the gentleman, ritual propriety and good government.
★Confucius stressed ren, that is benevolence, and li, that is ritual and proper conduct.
★His thought shaped Chinese political and ethical life for over two thousand years.
★The other titles are works of modern fiction, not Confucian classics.
★So the Analects is the central text of Confucianism.
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