The Classified Characters and Political Abilities -Library of Chinese Classics Chinese-English
Written by Liu Shao (Wei Dynasty), translated into English by Luo Yinghuan, translated into Modern Chinese by Fu Junlian
Published by Zhonghua Book Company, Beijing, 2007
Library binding book, dimensions 960 x 640, 1/16, 1 Volume, 233 pages
ISBN: 9787101057478

The Classified Characters and Political Abilities consisting of a preface and 12 texts divided into three volumes, is composed by Liu Shao 9about 180 AD - 245 AD), in the period of Wei (one of the Three Kingdoms). This book is annotated by Liu Bing (about 365 AD - 440 AD), a scholar in the Northern Wei. It is the earliest works in China that gives a clear and systematic exposition of the talent, personalities, and political achievements of different figures. The author starts with analyzing the relationship between men's internal substances (including the inner world and spiritual quality) and men's external manifestations (including appearance, linguistic habits and behavior). Then he classifies people into different types. He Makes a profound study of the individual temperament, psychology, character, as well as the different roles played by people of different abilities and temperament in the social and political development.

Furthermore, the author also gives brilliant analyses and discussions of the talent-identifying methods, the mistakes often made in the process of identifying the talents, the reason why talents are often neglected, and the debating skills and techniques.

汉英对照大中华文库：人物志
作者：（魏）刘邵 著，伏俊琏 今译，罗应焕 英译
出版社： 中华书局
出版日期：2007年9月
包装：精装一卷， 大16开，233 页
ISBN： 9787101057478

内容简介

《人物志》3卷，自序1篇，正文12篇，三国魏刘邵(约180—约245)撰，北魏刘日丙（约365—约440）注。这是一部中国最早系统地研究人的才能和个性及政治作为的著作。全书由构成人体的材质，内心世界、精神气质与外在的声色举止言语的关系人手，将人分为不同的类型，对个体的气质、心理、个性以及不同材质性情的人在社会政治中所起的不同作用进行了深入细致的研究。尤其是对识别人才的方法、鉴别人才时容易发生的错误、人才埋没的原因、辩论的方法和技艺等问题作了精彩的分析和论证。

目录

阮逸序
自序
卷上
　九征第一
　体别第二
　流业第三
　材理第四
卷中
　材能第五
　利害第六
　接识第七
　英雄第八
　八观第九
卷下
　七缪第十
　效难第十一
　释争第十二