New Evidence in the History of Chinese Scholarship

Author: Liao Mingchun
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is a collection of the author's papers. As its content falls within the scope of Chinese academic history research and most of the papers revisit traditional issues with new materials as a, it is titled New Evidence for the History of Chinese Academic Thought. It includes 30 papers by the author from the 1980s to 2003, divided into four sections.
Section "Biblical Studies Section", focuses on the order of the six classics, the timing of their concurrent use, the original meaning of the character "ren," self-cultivation, moral caution, and methodological issues in studying the classics. It includes 6 papers.
The second section, "Doubtful Antiquity Section", focuses on specific cases and epistemological issues of the school of doubt about antiquity. It includes 6 papers.
The third section, "Verification of Trustworthiness Section", includes 8 papers with a broad scope, ranging from the Xia Dynasty to the modern era. However, the core remains the verification of historical facts, hence the name "Verification of Trustworthiness."
The fourth section, "Xunzi Studies Section", is a group of papers on Xunzi research, totaling 10 papers.