The Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of Confucius' main disciples and his re-disciples.
The language of The Analects is concise and profound, and many of its remarks are still regarded as wisdom by the world.
The Analects of Confucius focuses on memorizing words, "theory" is compilation, and "language" is discourse.
The influence of The Analects of Confucius;
1. changed China's traditional ethics: the concept of "benevolence" in The Analects of Confucius not only influenced the society at that time, but also influenced the value orientation of China in later generations. In China's traditional culture, it has always been a very important moral principle to pay attention to the interests of others and respect their personality, which is also closely related to Confucius' benevolence thought.
2. Promoted the development of the imperial examination system: Confucius believed that "a gentleman is righteous and a villain is beneficial", so if you want to be an excellent official, you must first learn justice and morality. For this reason, the imperial examination system appeared, which changed the key factor of selecting officials from social status to the moral cultivation of team leaders to ensure "benevolent government"
3. It has influenced the development of China's traditional culture: The Analects emphasizes the importance of education, constantly emphasizes the importance of personal cultivation and moral growth, and puts forward ideological systems such as "learning from time to time" and "not ashamed to ask questions". This thought laid the foundation for the development of China's ancient education and thought, and also had a far-reaching impact on the development of China's cultural and moral fields.
In a word, The Analects of Confucius, as one of the Confucian classics, not only had an important impact on China society at that time, but also had a far-reaching impact on politics, culture, education, philosophy and other fields of later generations, and became a part of China's cultural treasure house.