Abstract

This article is intended to investigate how the concept of the Way is applied in the Analects of Confucius both as a universal norm and as a practical application in association with other concepts, virtue on the one hand, and ability or skill or method on the other. Through a synthetic reconstruction of these concepts, it will come to the conclusion that the Way, virtue, and practical skills are the three central and mutually interpreted themes in the ethical discourse as presented in the Analects.