Ancient Chinese Interpretive Studies

Author: Zhou Yukai
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Re-examining the academic tradition of ancient China from the perspective of hermeneutics is a fascinating topic. This book attempts to collect and analyze discussions on the understanding and interpretation of speech and texts scattered in various classics, deducing the rich hermeneutic theoretical connotations embedded in Confucian classics, metaphysics, Buddhism, Chan Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, and poetics. Through this, it reveals the internal logic of the development of ancient Chinese hermeneutic theory and its unique value distinct from Western hermeneutics.