The main contents of The Analects of Confucius include the following parts: political thoughts. Confucius' political ideal is to accept benevolence as a gift. He talks about "courtesy" and takes "benevolence" as the ideological basis, so he says, "How can people be polite if they are heartless?" He talks about "benevolence" and takes "courtesy" as the political principle, so he says: "Self-denial and courtesy are benevolence." .
Confucius advocated "rule by virtue" and opposed abuse of punishment and excessive exploitation. He advocated "the benevolent loves others" and "educates" the people. All these have certain historical positive significance.
Educational thoughts. Confucius is one of the most famous educators in the history of China. He pioneered private lectures and left many valuable thoughts, which still inspire us today.
Confucius advocated paying equal attention to learning and thinking on the basis of "seeing more and knowing more" and being rational and conscious. He asked people to do what they say, "be upright and act without orders", and advocated the use of heuristic teaching methods, "never tire of learning and never tire of teaching".
Confucius also advocated that the attitude of learning should be realistic, and that we should learn and think. Seeking knowledge, seeking truth, thinking carefully and distinguishing clearly are the basic requirements of Confucius for learning.
Literary thoughts. The core of Confucius' aesthetic thought is the unity of goodness and beauty, that is, the unity of lofty content and perfect form, while putting goodness in the first place. In his mind, literature and art should first meet the lofty political and ethical requirements in content, otherwise, no matter how good the form is, there will be shortcomings.
Confucius' incisive summary of the social function of poetry has been praised by people for thousands of years. He believes that poetry has a strong artistic appeal and can stimulate the spirit of readers. First, it can help people understand life and observe political gains and losses and social customs; Secondly, we can find the poet's creative intention and ideological tendency. These eccentric views of Confucius had a far-reaching impact on later literary theories.
In addition, although the Analects of Confucius is a quotation, some of its descriptions are short stories with certain plots and waves, which are quite artistic.