Research on Pre-Qin Confucian Views on Human Nature and Temperament

Author: Ouyang Zhen
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book employs a unified approach of history and logic to provide an in-depth and detailed interpretation of the original meanings of the four categories of heaven, destiny, nature, and emotion, as well as their evolution and development in various classical texts and unearthed bamboo slips. It also thoroughly examines the implications and development of the nature and emotion thoughts of Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, the Book of Changes, Nature Originates from Destiny, and Records of Music.