A Brief History of Academic Studies in Late Qing Dynasty

Author: Li Kai
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The late Qing Dynasty was a period of rapid transition from a traditional society to a modern one. During this era of transformation towards modernity and modernization, historical tides changed dramatically, old academic knowledge was imbalanced, and new knowledge was sought after. In this pursuit, a group of advanced intellectuals, from Gong Zizhen and Wei Yuan to Sun Yat-sen and Zhang Binglin, used the essence of traditional Chinese culture and the Western knowledge that had spread eastward as their arsenal to conduct a series of arduous explorations into the concepts of the subject-object world and value judgments. Their goal was to reach the rationality of the new era and seek a path to a strong and prosperous nation.
The history of scholarship may be a pure academic study of research objects, but its deep logical foundation lies in political trends and historical rise and fall. Humanity is about people. The book features nearly thirty renowned scholars, using individuals to lead the history, history to carry the arguments, and arguments to elucidate the principles. The book extensively discusses specific historical knowledge while also summarizing and outlining abstract concepts. It is both a deduction of the object history and a manifestation of the conceptual structure.
The book features nearly thirty renowned scholars, using individuals to lead the history, history to carry the arguments, and arguments to elucidate the principles. The book extensively discusses specific historical knowledge while also summarizing and outlining abstract concepts; it is both a deduction of the object history and a manifestation of the conceptual structure.