For most Westemers, Confucius (551-491 B.C.)is synonymous with China. Chinese also feel muchthe same--generally viewing the philosopher asancient China"s foremost thinker due to his immea-surable impact on the Chinese culture. The thinkingof Confucius-especially his emphasis on harmoni-ous fidial and social relationships--is probably bestknown through The Analects, a record of the sage"swisdom compiled after his death. This classic hasbeen translated extensively into all the world"s majorlanguages. In March this year, the Beijing-based Foreign Languages Presspublished a new English edition of The Analects. Lin Wusun, a celebrat-ed translator and leading scholar of comparative philosophy, translatedthe new version. Recently, Lin sat down with Beijing Review reporter ZanJifang to discuss his rendering of this classic.

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