Confucius

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - The Age of Disorder
2. Chapter Two - The Bookworm from Lu
3. Chapter Three - Confucius the Teacher
4. Chapter Four - The Five Constants
5. Chapter Five - The Problem of Order
6. Chapter Six - Fathers, Sons, and the Trap of Filial Piety
7. Chapter Seven - Ritual and Reality
8. Chapter Eight - The Dream of the Sage King
9. Chapter Nine - A Legacy Hijacked
10. Chapter Ten - What’s Worth Keeping

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE The Age of Disorder SO PICTURE THIS: China’s a mess. Warlords are beefing. States are falling apart. The old dynasty, Zhou, is basically grandpa in the corner mumbling about the good old days while everyone else is setting the house on fire. No one knows who’s in charge anymore. You got murder in the courts, bribes in the streets, rituals done for show, and nobody actually trusts anybody. It’s not just political. It’s spiritual. People really thought the world had a rhythm to it, like Heaven and Earth were in sync, and if you did your rituals right, things would work out. But now? Crops are failing, kings are dying, ministers are plotting against each other, and every succession...