History of Knowledge and Action in the History of Chinese Philosophy

Author: Fang Kelie
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
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This book focuses on the epistemological perspective, clarifying the various viewpoints and theories of ancient and modern Chinese philosophers regarding the sources of knowledge, methods and approaches to acquiring knowledge, and the standards of truth. These constitute the rich content of the theory of knowledge and action in traditional philosophy. The "theory of unity of knowledge and action in dialectical materialism" expounded in On Practice is closely linked to traditional philosophy in the problems it addresses. It is deeply rooted in the soil of traditional Chinese philosophy. Failing to recognize this point and failing to acknowledge that the problem of knowledge and action is fundamentally an epistemological issue will inevitably diminish the value of traditional Chinese philosophy and its important position in the history of world philosophy.