Social anomie and moral practice: Wu Mi and Wu Fangji

Author: Li Hanji
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Wu Mi and Wu Fangji, though both cultural conservatives with shared intellectual pursuits, experienced vastly different levels of recognition. Whether in life or death, Wu Mi's prominence contrasts sharply with Wu Fangji's obscurity. If we set aside the materialistic pursuit of worldly status and return to a fresh observation of their historical context, we would discover that their relationship was extraordinary and witnessed different paths of moral practice among modern Chinese intellectuals. This book reconstructs the remarkable history of Wu Mi and Wu Fangji's interactions in a "harmonious" manner, following the chronological order.