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Zhu Xi - Selected Writings (Hardcover)
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Zhu Xi - Selected Writings (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Chinese Thought
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This volume contains nine chapters of translation, by a range of
leading scholars, focusing on core themes in the philosophy of Zhu
Xi (1130-1200), one of the most influential Chinese thinkers of the
later Confucian tradition. It includes an Introduction to Zhu's
life and thought, a chronology of important events in his life, and
a list of key terms of art. Zhu Xi's philosophy offers the most
systematic and comprehensive expression of the Confucian tradition;
he sought to explain and show the connections between the classics,
relate them to a range of contemporary philosophical issues
concerning the metaphysical underpinnings of the tradition, and
defend Confucianism against competing traditions such as Daoism and
Buddhism. He elevated the Four Books-i.e. the Analects, Mengzi,
Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean-to a new and preeminent
position within the Confucian canon and his edition and
interpretation of these four texts was adopted as the basis for the
Imperial Examination System, which served as the pathway to
officialdom and success in traditional Chinese society. Zhu Xi's
interpretation remained the orthodox tradition until the collapse
of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and exerted a profound and enduring
influence on how Confucianism was understood in Korea, Japan, and
Vietnam.
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