Cao Duan Ji

Author: [Ming] Cao Duan
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book collects all existing academic works, collections, and research materials on Cao Duan since the Ming and Qing dynasties. Cao Duan lived during the early Ming Dynasty and served as the head of the academies in Huozhou and Puzhou in Shanxi for over two decades. He was a renowned scholar and Confucian philosopher, and the "Biography of Cao Duan" in the Ming Shi (History of the Ming Dynasty) describes him as "the foremost exponent of Confucian philosophy in the early Ming Dynasty." His academic pursuits emphasized practical application, with a focus on quiet contemplation, exhibiting distinct materialist and atheistic tendencies. His philosophical ideas inherited and developed the theories of Zhou Dunyi, the Two Chengs (Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao), Zhang Zai, and Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, particularly admiring Zhu Xi. The articles also include Cao Duan's discussions on family and raising children, as well as famous ancient maxims, reflecting his Confucian ethical thought and orthodox moral views. The research materials include biographies, chronicles, prefaces, and postfaces, making it a valuable resource for studying Cao Duan's thought.