Exemplary Figures / Fayan法言

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Andrew H. Plaks and Michael Nylan, Series Editors Exemplary Figures / Fayan Yang Xiong, translated by Michael Nylan Zuo Traditions / Zuozhuan (Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals) Translated by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li, and David Schaberg Exemplary Figures Fayan Yang Xiong (53 BCE – 18 CE) Translated by Michael Nylan University of Washington Press Seattle and London Publication of this book was made possible in part by a generous private gift.© 2013 by the University of Washington Press Printed and bound in the United States of America Design by Thomas Eykemans Composed in Minion, typeface designed by Robert Slimbach 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145, USA www.washington.edu/uwpress Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yang, Xiong, 53 B.C.–18 A.D. [Fa yan. English] Exemplary figures = Fayan / Yang Xiong ; Translated by Michael Nylan. — 1st edition. p. cm. — (Classics of Chinese thought) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-295-99289-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Philosophy, Chinese. 2. Ethics—China. I. Nylan, Michael. II. Title. III. Title: Fayan. B128.Y313F313 2013   181’.11—dc23   2012046038 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984.∞ This book is dedicated to Andrew Plaks, not for the extraordinary talents that he was given but for the large heart that he has cultivated all these many years, aided in this, no doubt, by the brilliantly human Lilly Plaks. ...