Reflecting Again on the History of Song Thought

First, I will attempt to clarify my concerns about the use of various terms, particularly lixue, daoxue, xinruxue, and Neo-Confucianism. I am not trying to simply replace one term with another one, but rather to enhance the clarity of our research and publications by being more careful and specific...

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Published inFu dan xue bao. She hui ke xue ban no. 1; pp. 14 - 22
Main Author Tillman, Hoyt Cleveland
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Shanghai Fudan Daxue 01.01.2019
Subjects
Confucianism
Dynasties
Ethics
Philosophy
Political philosophy
China
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Summary:First, I will attempt to clarify my concerns about the use of various terms, particularly lixue, daoxue, xinruxue, and Neo-Confucianism. I am not trying to simply replace one term with another one, but rather to enhance the clarity of our research and publications by being more careful and specific about the different circles, groups or lineages, etc. , of Confucians. Second, I will continue to make the case for greater attention to Zhu Xi's contemporaries and for taking them seriously as Confucian thinkers. I am convinced that a better understanding of Zhu Xi's contemporaries will also enhance our understanding of Zhu Xi as a philosopher and his personal role in his era. Third, based on my chapter for Huang Yong's forthcoming volume on Zhu Xi's philosophy, I will briefly highlight significant parallels and confluence of my approach to Zhu's contemporaries and the work of many scholars ( especially in China) since around 1990. I am greatly encouraged by the increasing trend since around 1990 to explore the th
ISSN:0257-0289