In the centuries following his death, Confucius came to be regarded as an almost mythic figure, a "sage-king" whose name remains readily identifiable with practical wisdom, or wisdom that can be applied to life. This slim, twenty-chapter book is thought to have been written by Confucius (551–479 bce), a philosopher, educator, politician, and public servant. It has been said that all later Chinese philosophy (thought or study on the arts and sciences) is in some way rooted in the Analects. An analect is any collection of assorted writings. The Lun Yu, also known as the Analects, is one of the most influential books that survives from the ancient Chinese world. Books 1 and 2 of the The Analects of Confucius, available online from Exploring Ancient World Cultures Anthology at
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