TY - BOOK AU - Confucius. AU - Ames,Roger T. AU - Rosemont,Henry TI - The analects of Confucius: a philosophical translation T2 - Classics of ancient China SN - 0345434072 U1 - 181.112 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - Ballantine Books KW - Philosophy, Chinese N1 - "A new translation based on the Dingzhou fragments and other recent archaeological finds"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-326); Translators' preface. - Acknowledgements. - Introduction. - Historical and textual background. Master Kong (Confucius). The disciples. The text. Other canonical texts. The later commentarial tradition. - Philosophic and linguistic background. Metaphysics, with reference to language. Language, with reference to metaphysics. Classical Chinese : how doest it mean? The Chinese Lexicon. Notes to the introduction. - The analects of Confucius : a philosophical translation. Appendix I : The Dingzhou analects. Notes to appendix I. - Appendix II : Further remarks on language, translation, and interpretation. Language and the vagaries of translation. The classical Chinese written language. The classical Chinese : syntactical consideration. The Chinese language : some philosophical considerations. Notes to appendix II. - Bibliography of works cited ER -