Ancient Chinese Legal Studies

Author: Yang Jianxiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book explores the origins and inheritance of the tradition of moral governance by citing numerous specific examples from ancient Chinese classic texts such as the Book of Songs, the Book of Documents, the Records of the Grand Historian, and the Book of Han. It clarifies the decisive role of the moral governance tradition in shaping ancient Chinese official ethics and addresses key questions such as how to understand the "political path" of the Chinese people and why Chinese society cannot do without moral governance. The book expands the discourse and perspective of research on ancient Chinese official ethics, providing some ideas and methods for studying the development of ancient political civilization using ancient Chinese philosophical thought.