The Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius Students Name Institutional Affiliation Course Date The Analects of Confucius The Analects contains the teaching and the thoughts of Confucius and the dialogue between the great Chinese philosopher and his disciples. In this case, ‘The master’ is referring to Confucius as Master Kong. The Analects define the meaning of various words used in classical China, originally the word prince was used to describe a moral actor and sometime the word means a gentleman although it has a more moral sense. Master You was a disciple and after the death of Confucius he became the leader of the group. He adhered to Confucian notion of the morals and the cultural patterns of the past period of the governance. The primary moral in the society were considered to be humanity and goodness which is a rich meaning to the community at large. The Analects d...