A Comprehensive History of Chinese Thought -- Volume 1

Author: Huo Wailu, Zhao Jibin, Du Guoyang
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Publish Date: 1957-03-01
Features: This comprehensive history of Chinese thought integrates philosophical, logical, and social thought. The book is divided into five volumes. Volumes I, II, III, and V are revised and expanded versions of parts of the history of Chinese thought and the history of modern Chinese thought written before liberation; Volume IV was only compiled in 1959. Volume I belongs to ancient times, covering the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States period; Volumes II and III belong to the early medieval period, covering the Han Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties; Volume IV belongs to the later medieval period, covering the Sui, Tang, and Ming dynasties to the late Ming period; Volume V belongs to the period of feudal disintegration, covering the 17th century to the mid-Qing Dynasty in the 1840s. The publication of this book provides a scientific summary of the rich heritage of the Chinese nation.