Biography of Lü Zuxian

Author: Pan Fugen
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Publish Date: 1992-01-01
Features: This book is one of the "Commentaries on Chinese Thinkers" series. The series selects over two hundred outstanding figures from various historical periods, fields, and disciplines (including literature, history, philosophy, classics, education, agriculture, industry, medicine, politics, etc.) as subjects. Through critiques and biographies of each subject, it showcases the intellectual vitality and achievements of representative figures from different eras and fields, thereby providing a microcosm of the overall picture of traditional Chinese thought and culture during that period. It reveals the positive and negative aspects of this cultural heritage, facilitating a direct and engaging approach to inheriting and applying ancient wisdom in modern contexts. This also lays a foundation for a comprehensive and systematic summary of traditional Chinese thought and culture.
Lü Zuxian was a renowned thinker and historian during the Qian and Chun periods of the Southern Song Dynasty. Unbound by factionalism, he took it upon himself to synthesize the theories of various schools of thought, and thus his ideas reflect the general trends of Southern Song intellectual currents. Based on Marxist principles, this book systematically and comprehensively introduces and critiques Lü Zuxian's contributions to economics, politics, philosophy, personality, ethics, education, and historical thought, fully acknowledging his significant role in the development of ancient Chinese thought. The book embodies the author's years of research on Lü Zuxian and represents the current state of domestic scholarship on the subject. It is written in clear and engaging prose, with strong intellectual depth, making it highly readable.