Neo-Confucian Gains and Losses Discussion: Liu Shipei's Miscellaneous Drafts on Learning: Liu Shipei's Miscellaneous Drafts on Learning

Author: Liu Shipei
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Liu Shipei was a renowned scholar of the late Qing Dynasty. Both his grandfather and father were Confucian scholars, and Liu inherited and mastered the family's academic traditions. This book compiles his works such as "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Qing Scholars," "On the Differences Between Han and Song Academics," "The Origin of Word Meanings from Word Sounds," and "On the Interconnected Principles of the Great Meanings of the Five Classics," among others, which reflect his academic thoughts and achievements in various aspects. The learning of the Qing Dynasty differed greatly from that of the Ming Dynasty. The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were used for practical matters, while those of the Qing Dynasty were used for self-preservation. The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were straightforward yet foolish, while those of the Qing Dynasty were clever yet cunning. The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were respected yet aloof, while those of the Qing Dynasty were abandoned yet humble.