Mencius

Author: Li Jie
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: True education lies in the cultivation of one's spiritual life. Education should first be authentic education, carrying a great mission. It continuously brings the new generation into the realm of outstanding human cultural and artistic spirit through cultivation. Through education and self-education, it promotes the development of initiative in young students and enables them to participate in the historical inheritance of innovative content that every era of humanity possesses. The cultural treasure trove of the motherland is as vast as the sea, and so is foreign culture. To prepare for the Zhongkao and Gaokao exams, and to allow students to absorb as much knowledge as possible within limited time, this collection includes Chinese classical literature, modern literature, and foreign literature, helping young students achieve the greatest rewards with time and money saved. In China, the stories of "Meng Mu San Qian" (Meng Mu's Three Relocations) and "Meng Mu Cutting the Weaving Shuttle" are well-known. This visionary mother truly did not waste her efforts, as her son Meng Ke eventually became renowned in Chinese history, known as "Confucius and Meng" alongside Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and Meng Ke himself was revered as the "Second Sage." In this work of nearly 35,000 characters, the author constructs a complete and vast system of Meng Xue (Meng's Thought). For thousands of years, countless scholars have meticulously analyzed this extensive philosophical system, either through annotations and chapter summaries or through methods like cross-references and personal insights, highlighting the values in Meng Xue. Overall, the "Mengzi" (The Doctrine of the Mean), consisting of seven chapters, is a classic of ancient Chinese political science, ethics, philosophy, pedagogy, psychology, and even aesthetics, serving as an encyclopedia of ancient China. The fundamental point of this encyclopedia is Mengzi's view on the goodness of human nature, and the core idea of benevolent governance in Meng Xue is derived from this perspective. Every discussion in the book revolves around human nature, human relationships, the way of humanity, and personal character. In short, it revolves around people and human society. The depth of its arguments and the breadth of disciplines it covers qualify it as an ancient encyclopedia of human studies that is grand in scale and profound in thought.