Chinese Classical Interpretation Tradition (II): Confucianism Chapter

Author: Li Minghui
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Introduction This book collects nine essays, all related to the Confucian tradition, focusing on exploring why interpreters of different generations have interpreted these classics in the way they did, rather than merely discussing how they interpreted various classics. The book includes essays 7, 8, and 9, which primarily deal with cultural exchanges between the East and the West and incorporate an interdisciplinary research perspective; the remaining five essays are purely within the scope of Chinese traditional scholarship. Essays 2 and 3 discuss the interpretive issues of the Book of Changes (I Ching), essays 4 and 5 examine how Song and Ming Confucian scholars interpreted pre-Qin classics, and essay 6 reviews the interpretation of Mengzi's theory of mind and nature by Jiao Xun from a methodological perspective. The editor is currently a joint-appointed professor at the Institute of Philosophy, Academia Sinica, and the National Development Institute, National Taiwan University.