I find it a bit hard to relate to these sayings and to get at a coherent unity throughout these first few books of Confucius. I think that it might make sense to try and compare the Father of Western Philosophy, Socrates, with the Father of Eastern, Confucius. First off I wonder if the Good that Confucius talks about is simply to the idea of the form of the "Good" in Socrates. These formulations do sound similar to me. Also I wonder if Confucius's prescriptions in The Analects is similar at all to Plato's Republic, in how they are trying to shape and instruct the youth. It is difficult to make legitamate comparisions between the two, but I think that it is a worthwhile enterprise.
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