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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.

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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.