Exploring the Origins of the School of Rites Thought System

Author: Wang Qifan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Dr. Wang Qifan's book "Exploring the Origins of the System of Rites and Learning" is extremely rich in content. This is a specialized monograph that attempts to explore Confucian rites and learning from the perspective of intellectual history. The author has read some relevant theoretical works by Western scholars and introduces concepts such as family ethics, social ethics, political ethics, natural law, and state law to analyze Confucian rites and learning, rather than discussing them according to the traditional classification of auspicious rites, mourning rites, guest rites, military rites, and celebratory rites. This approach gives the originally theory-lacking study of rites a better theoretical form, making it more accessible for modern understanding. In summary, this is a research monograph of high academic standards. In the current context of the impact of the commodity economy, many scholars are eager for quick results and display (flustered) academic styles, with few choosing the study of the Three Rites as a long-term research topic, and even fewer dedicating fifteen years to writing such a monograph. Academic excellence lies in specialization and precision, and rites and learning is a profound and meticulous field—experts are hard to find. I hope Dr. Wang Qifan will persevere and continue to delve into this profound study. This book is a specialized monograph that attempts to explore Confucian rites and learning from the perspective of intellectual history. The author has read some relevant theoretical works by Western scholars and introduces concepts such as family ethics, social ethics, political ethics, natural law, and state law to analyze Confucian rites and learning.