Bokcirkel frågor om The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics)

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Träff 1: Chapter 1 to Book 8

1. What makes service to parents respectful rather than merely dutiful?
2. What value, if any, can a ceremony have when sincere feeling is missing?
3. How should moral purpose shape the pursuit of wealth?
4. What might make it difficult to judge someone's virtue through their conduct?
5. How might joyful learning and care for others support each other?

Träff 2: Books 9 to 13

6. Why might accepting advice fail to produce personal progress?
7. When might careful habits express respect, and when might they become empty ceremony?
8. Is giving different advice to different people fair?
9. What might different accounts of an ideal life reveal about how people judge a worthwhile life?
10. How might clear language help leaders serve public welfare?

Träff 3: Books 14 to 20

11. When might withdrawing from public service be more responsible than remaining in office?
12. How should hardship affect what we expect from an upright person?
13. What responsibilities should guide someone who challenges a proposed attack?
14. How should someone weigh an invitation from rebels against the demands of virtue?
15. What should matter most when deciding whether a mourning period can be shortened?

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