disciples

“Consult Your Elders” vs. “Act at Once”: The Art of Contradictory Counsel

Two Kinds of Excellence: The Fullness of Virtue, the Acumen of Trade

The Four Dispositions: A Master’s Terse Diagnosis of His Disciples

The Call to Arms: “Beat the Drum and Assail Him”

A Fatal Prophecy: “He Will Not Die a Natural Death”

A Father’s Love, A Master’s Restraint: “The Fault is Not Mine”

The Measure of Grief: For Whom Else Should One Mourn So Bitterly?

The Last True Learner: In Mourning for a Disciple Whose Like is No More

Heirs to the Texts: Scholars of the Classics and Culture

Stewards of State: Talents for Governance and Administration

Masters of Discourse: The Art of Persuasion and Diplomacy

The Pillars of Virtue: Four Paragons of Moral Character

The Vanished Companions: A Lament for Those Who Shared the Hard Road

The Preferable End: A Teacher’s True Bonds Over a Lord’s Empty Form

Who Was the Most Studious Disciple? A Ruler’s Question to Confucius