Lun yu vs Lunyu: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Chinese Ethics, Chinese Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy
Lun yu
Here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember Confucius - informed for the first time by the manuscript version found at Dingzhou in 1973, a partial text dating to 55 b.c.e. and only made…
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Lunyu
"Formulated in the ruins of a society that had been founded on untenable spiritualistic concepts of governance, Confucius' philosophy postulated a humanistic social order that has survived as China's social ideal ever…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lun yu is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Lunyu.
- Lunyu has the widest readership — 6 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lun yu | Lunyu | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Lun yu | Lunyu | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 6 |
| Editions | 103 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 6941 |
| Pages | 132 | 257 |