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Surprisingly, this volume is the first and only anthology to address the worldwide influence of Confucius and the Analects in English.

Van Norden, Bryan, Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy Content Type Journal Article Pages 567-570 DOI 10.1007/s11712-011-9241-2 Authors Alexus McLeod, Philosophy Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA Journal Dao Online ISSN 1569-7274 Print ISSN 1540-3009 Journal Volume Volume 10 Journal Issue Volume 10, Number 4.

In this book, Bryan W. Van Norden examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism, an anti-Confucian movement, as a version of consequentialism. The philosophical methodology is analytic, in that the emphasis is on clear exegesis of the texts and a critical examination of the philosophical arguments proposed by each side. Van Norden shows that Confucianism, while similar to Aristotelianism in being a form of virtue ethics, offers different conceptions of “the good life,” the virtues, human nature, and ethical cultivation.