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The selected sayings from the Analects concern learning, humaneness, ritual and government. The collection speaks in several voices, and how it was compiled is uncertain.
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Guided course · Module 4 · Lesson 13
Learning to become humane
Selected passages of the Analects suggest how learning and ritual might form humane conduct. Why can a correct performance fail to express care, and how can such teachings preserve unequal authority?