Biography of Hai Rui -- Chinese Thinkers' Biography Series

Author: Li Jinquan
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: The later years of Hai Rui in this book are a famous incorruptible official and political pragmatist in Chinese history, renowned for his integrity and unyielding principles. His achievements during his time were widely disseminated and beloved by the people, and he also had a profound impact on later generations. As one of the series "Biographies of Chinese Thinkers," this book provides a comprehensive evaluation of Hai Rui's character, aiming to portray his spiritual demeanor. It then analyzes his political, educational, and philosophical thoughts in separate chapters. For example, his emphasis on cultivating practical talents for education, his advocacy of a national policy that combines human and legal principles, his strong sense of prioritizing the people, his pursuit of truth and reality in cognition, and his pragmatic ideological approach all constitute the series of distinctive features of Hai Rui's thought, giving him a place in the Ming Dynasty's pragmatic intellectual movement. The book concludes with a comprehensive evaluation of Hai Rui's thought, thereby arguing his achievements and limitations in the history of Chinese thought.