The relationship between men and women is based on Yin and Yang.

Author: He Zhangrong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: "The Nature of Gender in Yin-Yang: A Study of Gender Consciousness in Pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist Classics" is the author's doctoral dissertation. Its main content focuses on the study of gender consciousness in Pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist classics. In Chapter 1, the book examines how changes in social structure affect gender relationships through mythology, archaeology, and early literary materials. Chapter 2 explores the specific content of gender consciousness and gender ethics in Pre-Qin Confucian classics. Chapter 3 discusses the specific content of gender consciousness in Pre-Qin Daoist classics. Chapter 4 centers on the Book of Changes and the Lüshi Chunqiu, exploring their metaphysical transformation and integration of Confucian and Daoist gender consciousness. Chapter 5 focuses on comparing the gender consciousness of Pre-Qin China with that of classical Greek philosophy.