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1 online resource (xiv, 323 pages).

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Translations from the Asian classics

Translations from the Asian classics.

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Note

Translated from the Chinese.

Summary

"A selection of Qing Dynasty scholar Gu Yanwu's general writings from his Rizhi lu (Record of Daily Knowledge) and his Tinglin Shiwenji (Collected Poems and Essays). Gu Yanwu is regarded as the progenitor of the dominant scholarly trend of late Ming and early Qing-era China, known as Han Learning or Evidential Learning, which placed emphasis on practical learning instead of theory. He insisted that scholars must undertake wide and varied research on practical subjects and return to the simple, ethical precepts of early Confucianism. His best known and most significant work is his Record of Daily Knowledge, a collection of his short essays on problems in the classics, government, economics, the examination system, literature, history, and philology. The writings were composed during Gu's years of travels around China after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and are based on personal observation and wide reading in the classics of Confucian thought. They are, as Gu himself said, 'not old coin but copper dug from the hills.' Like many scholars of the time, Gu believed that one of the fatal weaknesses of the Ming had been an overconcentration of power in the central government. He therefore recommended a decentralization of authority and the strengthening of local self-government in the provinces. Johnston's translation of selections from A Record of Daily Knowledge and Collected Poems and Essays includes a general introduction covering Gu's personal history, his published works and his main ideas together with some consideration of subsequent evaluations of his importance"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 13, 2016).

Language

English.

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JSTOR

Subject

Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682 -- Political and social views.

Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682 -- Philosophy.

Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682. (OCoLC)fst00078083

Learning and scholarship -- China -- History -- 17th century -- Sources.

Philosophy, Confucian -- China -- History -- 17th century -- Sources.

China -- Intellectual life -- 17th century -- Sources.

China -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Sources.

China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Sources.

China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Sources.

Savoir et érudition -- Chine -- Histoire -- 17e siècle -- Sources.

Philosophie confucéenne -- Chine -- Histoire -- 17e siècle -- Sources.

Chine -- Vie intellectuelle -- 17e siècle -- Sources.

Chine -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 17e siècle -- Sources.

Chine -- Histoire -- 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming) -- Sources.

Chine -- Histoire -- 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) -- Sources.

LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General

Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769

Learning and scholarship. (OCoLC)fst00994857

Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815

Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01060777

Philosophy, Confucian. (OCoLC)fst01060930

Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986

Qing Dynasty (China) (OCoLC)fst01696773

China. (OCoLC)fst01206073

Chronological Term

1368-1912

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900

Added Author

Johnston, Ian, 1939- editor, translator.

Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682. Ri zhi lu. English.

Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682. Tinglin shiwenji. English.

Other Form:

Print version: Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682. Record of Daily Knowledge and Collected Poems and Essays. New York : Columbia University Press, [2017] 9780231170482 (DLC) 2016003673

ISBN

9780231542678 (electronic bk.)

0231542674 (electronic bk.)

9780231170482 (hardcover alkaline paper)

0231170483

9780231170482