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Kupperman emphasizes Confuciuss concern with everyday behavior, especially social relations. [...]Kupperman highlights the importance of self-cultivation in Confuciuss account (especially in relation to Analects 1.15), and briefly explains the Confucian approach toward ritual and music in relation to Plato (47). [...]I have mentioned, with reference to Kuppermans treatment of Plato and (especially) Aristotle, how his Review of Theories of Human Nature 257 comparative aims sometimes result in overly brief discussions of particular thinkers. [...]at times, one would like him either to scale back on the comparisons or to expand his discussions of the particular figures. Theories of Human Nature is the work of a learned, expansive, and generous mind capable of drawing insightful connections between thinkers of many different philosophical traditions. [...]the work proceeds in a straightforward, down-to-earth manner accessible to a wide audience, especially of undergraduates.