Hey everyone! In light of our discussion about Confucius, I thought I would share a Confucian joke!
I doubt he said this, but I thought this would make you smile… or want to hit me next time in class!
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I wondered whether anyone was familiar with these, and thought this might have been one of the answers to the question about prior familiarity with Confucius and what students associate with him. So thanks for mentioning this! I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts or anyone else’s about how Confucius as we encounter him through ancient Chinese sources still resembles or differs from the impression that jokes like these convey…