2. Concentrating on the Root

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Chronology ix
4. Translators’ Introduction xi
5. Preface 1
6. 1. In Praise of Study 5
7. 2. Concentrating on the Root 15
8. 3. Suppressing Profit 27
9. 4. Appraising Eminence 37
10. 5. The Difficulties of the Worthy 47
11. 6. The Enlightened and the Unenlightened 59
12. 7. Evaluating Merit 69
13. 8. Thinking About the Worthy 81
14. 9. The Fundamentals of Government 91
15. 10. The Sighs of a Recluse 103
16. 11. Loyalty and Nobility 115
17. 12. On Excessive Luxury 129
18. 13. Taking Care Over Minutiae 145
19. 14. Substance and Recommendation 153
20. 15. Ranked Emoluments 163
21. 16. On Amnesties 173
22. 17. The Three Models 189
23. 18. Using [the People’s] Time Sparingly 201
24. 19. Judging Legal Cases 211
25. 20. Governing in an Age of Decline 223
26. 21. Exhorting Generals 231
27. 22. Securing the Frontier 241
28. 23. Discussions of the Frontier 253
29. 24. Populating the Frontier 263
30. 25. Divination Set Forth 275
31. 26. Spirit Mediums Set Forth 287
32. 27. Physiognomy Set Forth 295
33. 28. Dreams Set Forth 303
34. 29. Explicating Difficulties 315
35. 30. On Social Relations 325
36. 31. Enlightenment and Loyalty 347
37. 32. Teachings on the Root 359
38. 33. Transformation Through Virtue 367
39. 34. Treatise on the Five Powers 379
40. 35. A Record of Lineage and Clan Names 393
41. 36. Postface 419
42. Notes 433
43. Bibliography 549
44. Index 561