and a strong government was desired, but it was periodically attacked, denounced and abandoned at times when radical social change was required.Confucius's teaching as a philosophy has been largely ignored in the West partly because people there have failed to grasp the existential point of that teaching. However, Herbert Fingarette has seen that the ancient and alien teacher anticipated some points close in substance and spirit to some of the most characteristic of the modern Western philosophy. Herbert takes a unique approach of philosophical study and provides some insightful interpretation of Confucianism. He often uses everyday examples from Western life to illustrate the teaching of Confucianism, and his analysis is quite convincing. He focuses on Li because he has found that as manifestations of reciprocal loyalty and respect, Li is the most important concept in Confucianism....
