When a Talented Person Meets the Analects

""The Four Books,"" considered the essential classics of Confucianism, are revered for recording the wisdom of sages. ""Encounter with the Four Books,"" by Zhang Dai, a talented scholar from the Ming Dynasty, offers a unique interpretation of these classics in a quotation-style format. With an emphasis on studying ""emotion and reason,"" Zhang Dai challenges the dominant interpretation of the ""Four Books"" by Zhu Xi's official teaching, which tended to overlook the importance of understanding the human heart. Written in a modern form of instant messaging dialogue, this series creates a lively ""Four Books Discussion Group"" where Zhang Dai and his friends, both ancient and modern, explore sections or even sentences of the classics, allowing contemporary readers to engage with and appreciate these timeless texts through accessible translations.