Worldly Wisdom Confucian Teachings of the Ming Dynasty

Name: Worldly Wisdom Confucian Teachings of the Ming Dynasty
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ISBN: 9781570627019

ISBN-10: 1570627010

ISBN-13: 9781570627019

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Authors: J. C. Cleary

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The philosophical, religious, and sociopolitical teachings of Confucianism have played a central role in East Asian culture for many centuries. This book presents a selection of passages from leading Chinese thinkers of the later Ming dynasty (sixteenth-seventeenth centuries), a peak period of Confucian creativity influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. Chosen for their practical interest and universal appeal, the passages are concerned with how to develop the personality, conduct social relations, and order society. In contrast to the common misconception of Confucianism as a formalistic ideology linked to authoritarian political regimes, these passages emphasize the cultivation of spiritual…

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List price: $21.00
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

J.C. Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator or co-translator of numerous works from Zen's Chinese history, including The Blue Cliff Record. He lives outside Boston.



Introduction: The Confucian Tradition


Wu Yubi


Hu Juren


Xue Xuan


Xia Shangpu


Lu Nan


Zhan Ruoshui


Hong Yuan


Feng Congwu


Wang Yangming


Wang Ji


Qian Dehong


Wang Gen


Zou Shouyi


Ouyang De


Nie Bao


Luo Hongxian


Liu Wenmin


Chen Jiuchuan


Wan Tingyan


Zhou Chong


Zhu Dezhi


Xue Yingqi


Zha Shengduo


Tang Shunzhi


Xu Jie


Yang Yusun


Luo Rufang


Geng Dingxiang


Xu Yongjian


Zhang Yuanbian


Wang Shihuai


Zou Yuanbiao


Jiao Hong


Zhu Shilu


Luo Qinshun


Li Zhong


Lu Kun