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Confucius was a Chinese intellectual and philosopher whose ideas had a dramatic influence on Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought. He focused on the morality of persons and government, appropriate social relationships and justice. His system of philosophy is known as Confucianism. Readers will find his ideas in the Analects of Confucius, which was compiled years after his death. His writings were only introduced to the West in the 16th century and have had little influence. Pound regards this as a great tragedy.