Confucius

Setting the stage with a finely-detailed description of the ancient hierarchical tradition into which Confucius was born, D. Howard Smith relates Confucian thought to what went before. He shows how the doctrines of filial piety, duty to state, propriety, education, tradition, tolerance, and moral persuasion were affected by competing philosophical schools, and explains Confucianism's peaceful coexistence with the rival systems of Buddhism and Taoism.

Published 1974.

Binding of book is intact and slightly fragile. Moderate shelfwear, foxing and slight fraying on covers of book. Sticker on back cover. Heavy tanning and foxing on edges of book. Some foxing, annotations in pencil and few stains on insides of covers. Some foxing on certain pages.