{"product_id":"holy-confucius-some-observations-in-thorsten-j-pattberg-9781727807936","title":"Holy Confucius! Some Observations in Translating sheng(ren) in The Analects: Confucius said: If the names are not correct...","description":"The history of translating \"sheng(ren)\" in The Analects of Confucius between 1649 and 2009.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbstract: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Chinese term 聖 \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003esheng \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(simplified: 圣) appears eight times in six paragraphs in the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnalects \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eof Confucius (Lun Yu). The all-time champion of English translations for \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003esheng(ren)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is 'the sage'. In most English (and French) writings on the Chinese tradition one will come across the translation \"the sages (les sages)\" eventually; but not so in the majority of German writings. The all-favored German translation, based on Schott, Grube, Wilhelm, Haas, Biallas, Conrady and many others, is the biblical \"die Heiligen\" (saints or holy-men). This is rather surprising at first. Sages and saints are two very different archetypes of wisdom. In this paper I will showcase the most important German, French\/Latin, and English translations of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003esheng(ren)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in the Analects ranging from 1649 to 2009. I will discuss some of the odd translators' choices made, and why: saints, philosophers, geniuses, Berufene (appointees), Kulturheroen (cultural heroes), Great Men, Gtliche (the god-like) and more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the author: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Thorsten J. Pattberg (裴德思 PEI Desi) is a German philosopher and cultural critic who has published widely on Chinese-Western affairs and Eastern thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe attended Edinburgh, Fudan, Tokyo and Harvard University, and earned his doctorate degree from The Institute of World Literature, Peking University. He became a disciple of JI Xianlin, GU Zhengkun and TU Weiming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis main research interests are New Confucianism, Taoism and the Chinese 圣人\u003ci\u003eshengren \u003c\/i\u003e(sages). He is the visionary behind the Chinese government's initiative 'Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorsten J. Pattberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1727807936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781727807936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Thorsten J. Pattberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634575208703,"sku":"9781727807936","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9034105-c44b-4a26-b025-804b27ed3aec.jpg?v=1703589937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holy-confucius-some-observations-in-thorsten-j-pattberg-9781727807936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}