Ten Essays on Ancient Chinese Thought and Scholarship

Author: Fu Si-nian
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Professor Fu Si-nian dedicated his life to a wide range of academic pursuits, with particular expertise in ancient Chinese history and the history of the Qin and Han dynasties. This book selects ten of his classic essays on ancient Chinese thought and scholarship, covering topics such as pre-Qin ethnic groups, the Warring States philosophers, the Shangshu, the Zhuangzi, and the Shiji. These works reflect Fu's consistent emphasis on historical materials and his approach of basing research on empirical evidence, providing the academic community of his time with fresh perspectives and offering significant reference value even today.