Confucius book-new-arrivals-2023-10-06 author of Reasons to Stay

author of Reasons to Stay Alive 'Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I've ever read

the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt

had not paid her debt to nature

This new edition features two new essays ('Imagining Freedom' and 'Imagining the Singapore Economy in the Next Lap')

and feeling overwhelmed

Confucius book-new-arrivals-2023-10-06 author of Reasons to StaySetting 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.