Analects

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Chinese classic text Confucian classic anthology philosophical text sayings of Confucius

The Analects is a foundational Confucian text compiling sayings and dialogues of Confucius and his disciples that has profoundly shaped East Asian philosophy, ethics, and governance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Analects canonical 9
Analects of Confucius 4
Lunyu 1

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese classic text ⓘ
Confucian classic ⓘ
anthology ⓘ
philosophical text ⓘ
sayings of Confucius ⓘ
aboutPerson Confucius ⓘ
aboutPhilosophy Confucianism ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Chinese ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
Warring States period ⓘ
associatedWithRegion East Asia ⓘ
centralConcept Junzi ⓘ
surface form: junzi

li ⓘ
rectification of names ⓘ
ren ⓘ
shu ⓘ
xiao ⓘ
yi ⓘ
zhong ⓘ
commentedOnBy He Yan ⓘ
Wang Yangming ⓘ
Zhu Xi ⓘ
dateOfComposition 5th–3rd century BCE ⓘ
focusesOn exemplary person ⓘ
moral character of rulers ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatusIn Imperial China ⓘ
Joseon ⓘ
surface form: Joseon Korea

Nguyen Vietnam ⓘ
Edo period ⓘ
surface form: Tokugawa Japan
hasForm aphorism ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ
sayings collection ⓘ
hasGenre ethics ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Confucius ⓘ
Mencius ⓘ
surface form: Mencius (as later interpreter)

Yan Hui ⓘ
Zengzi ⓘ
Zigong ⓘ
Zilu ⓘ
hasLanguage Classical Chinese ⓘ
hasMajorTheme benevolence ⓘ
education ⓘ
ethical self-cultivation ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
proper governance ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ
ritual propriety ⓘ
role ethics ⓘ
hasOriginalTitle Analects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 論語
hasPrimaryAuthor disciples of Confucius ⓘ
hasStructure chapters ⓘ
hasTitle Analects self-link ⓘ
Analects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lunyu
influenced Chinese political thought ⓘ
East Asian education systems ⓘ
Japanese philosophy ⓘ
Korean philosophy ⓘ
Vietnamese philosophy ⓘ
civil service examination systems ⓘ
numberOfChapters 20 ⓘ
partOf Four Books of Confucianism ⓘ
studiedIn Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
teaches importance of tradition ⓘ
learning through practice ⓘ
moderation ⓘ
respect for elders ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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Confucius → workAttributed → Analects ⓘ
Chinese imperial examination system → coreText → Analects ⓘ
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Analects → hasTitle → Analects self-link ⓘ
Analects → hasTitle → Analects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lunyu
Analects → hasOriginalTitle → Analects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 論語
Great Learning → influencedBy → Analects ⓘ
Doctrine of the Mean → relatedWork → Analects ⓘ
Classical Chinese → majorWorkInLanguage → Analects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Analects of Confucius
State of Lu → associatedWithText → Analects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Analects of Confucius
Old Chinese → coreText → Analects ⓘ
Ancient China → literaryWork → Analects ⓘ
Li → describedIn → Analects ⓘ
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Junzi → mentionedIn → Analects ⓘ
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