History of the Development of the Chinese Confucian Tradition

Author: Cai Fanglu
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Publish Date: 2002-09-09
Features: This book is a pioneering monograph on the history of Chinese culture and thought. Based on a broad perspective of the Dao tradition, the author comprehensively, systematically, and deeply discusses the influential Chinese Dao tradition thought and its historical evolution in Chinese intellectual and cultural history. It reveals the theoretical composition and fundamental characteristics of the Chinese Dao tradition thought and its significant role in the history of Chinese culture. The book combines historical analysis with theoretical discussion, taking the Great Dao and the transmission system of the Dao as the core and developmental thread. It spans from ancient to modern times and covers various cultural fields, authentically introducing and elaborating on the thousands of years of development history of Chinese Dao tradition culture. It possesses both a profound historical sense and a strong sense of promoting the fine traditions of Chinese culture, making it of great academic and historical value. It is also an important reference book for understanding the history of Chinese culture and the history of Chinese philosophy. The content of the book includes: The Origin of the Dao Tradition; Pre-Qin Dao Discourse; The Discovery of Confucian Dao Tradition Thought; The Formal Proposal and Establishment of Dao Tradition Theory; The Transmission and Evolution of Dao Tradition Thought; The Dao Tradition Theory of Modern Neo-Confucianism, etc.