Bronze Age

Author: Guo Moruo
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: The Zhou people were fundamentally skeptical of Heaven, merely using it as a tool. However, since they had doubts about it, this tool was not absolutely reliable. Here, the Zhou people's thinking took a further step by introducing the concept of "De" (virtue/moral force). – From The Progress of Pre-Qin Heaven (The Bronze Age) is a significant collection of essays by Guo Moruo on pre-Qin society and academic thought, often regarded as a sister volume to The Ten Critiques. Compared to the more critical The Ten Critiques, The Bronze Age focuses more on textual research. Each essay in the collection holds considerable academic value and has been indispensable for researchers in related fields. Additionally, the collection includes three appended essays on the study of bells, bronze vessels, and ritual vessels. Guo Moruo was an authority in the study of oracle bone script and bronze inscriptions, and these three essays are of even greater academic significance.