Complete Works of Wang Yangming (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Wang Shouren (Ming), edited and compiled by Dong Ping, Wu Guang, et al.
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Publication Date: 1992-12-01
Features: Wang Yangming (1472-1529), styled Shouren and Bao'an, self-named Yangmingzi, was a renowned philosopher of the Ming Dynasty. His philosophy inherited Mencius, continued Lu Jiuyuan, and evolved into the influential Yangming Xinxue, which dominated the later period of the Ming Dynasty and challenged the Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu. His teachings not only had a significant impact on Confucianism in China during the Ming, Qing, modern, and contemporary periods but also influenced countries like Japan and Korea, becoming an integral part of Eastern culture. Today, accurately evaluating Wang Yangming's philosophy is an important topic in the study of Chinese intellectual and cultural history. The new edition of The Complete Works of Wang Yangming has been meticulously collated and edited, providing a convenient resource for scholars worldwide to conduct in-depth research on Yangming Xinxue. The complete works are punctuated based on the Ming Longqing edition of The Complete Works of Wang Wencheng Gong, with reference to multiple versions and supplemented with annotations. The editors have also collected unprinted sayings, poems, and prefaces or postfaces related to Wang Yangming's works, including rare manuscripts and poems provided by Japanese scholars that are now difficult to find in China, making this the most comprehensive edition of Wang Yangming's writings.