Confucius was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and teacher whose message of knowledge, benevolence, loyalty, and virtue were the main guiding philosophy of China for thousands of years.

It’s going to be interesting how it plays out. Confucius believed he had devised a doctrine of virtue that could bring prosperity back to China. The book starts with Confucius “gate-crashing ...

In this, Confucius could be seen as acting modestly and humbly, virtues he thought of highly. Or, as Kang Youwei — a leading reformer in modern China has argued — Confucius tactically framed ...

But Bell compensates with lively, original chapters, like the Socratic dialogue between a modern-day Confucius and an “American-trained Chinese liberal thinker” who debate the virtues of ...