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Gr 4-8 In writing this biography, Freedman faced two obstacles: a distorted popular idea of Confucius, and a paucity of data about the real man. He directly addresses the first, and his engaging book beautifully compensates for the second. He sets his subject in the context of strife-torn China, since Confucius was a radical reformer whose ideas had political applications. Politics, education, spirituality: the philosopher has something to say in all these areas, and Freedman compellingly conveys the profundity of his thoughts. Frequent brief quotations fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Teacher, traveler, and philosopher, his reputation has flourished for over 2500 years. But today he's often regarded as "a comic sage...whose witty remarks always begin, 'Confucius say.'" Now Freedman explains what Confucius really did say, quoting liberally from The Analects of Confucius, a book of sayings compiled by students of the Chinese scholar after his death. With an e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More