Western Learning's Eastward Spread and the Practical Learning of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Author: Li Zhijun
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning and the Pragmatic Learning of the Ming and Qing Dynasties comprehensively examines the interaction between Chinese and Western historical and cultural traditions, the convergence of science and technology, the resonance of humanistic thought enlightenment, and the stimulation of modern educational transformation during the late Ming to late Qing period. It thoroughly organizes and summarizes the introduction of Western learning into China and its crystallization. The book fully absorbs and references recent domestic and international research findings on the spread of Western learning to the East, categorizing and summarizing the materials. It employs the perspective and methods of pragmatic learning to organize and analyze the impact of Western enlightenment thought on China's humanism, ethics, and ways of thinking since the Ming and Qing dynasties. Additionally, it provides an in-depth and meticulous analysis of the actual changes in modern Chinese education innovation, pragmatic education, national defense education, and scientific thought, demonstrating the underlying laws of modernization in China.