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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777893403321

Autore

Selover Thomas Whitfield

Titolo

Hsieh Liang-tso and the Analects of Confucius [[electronic resource] ] : Humane learning as a religious quest / / Thomas W. Selover

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-773953-9

1-280-83786-1

0-19-803548-9

1-4294-3879-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

American Academy of Religion academy series

Disciplina

181/.112

Soggetti

Religion and the humanities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Preface; Contents; INTRODUCTION: A Comparative Framework; ONE: Disciple of the Ch'eng Brothers; TWO: ""The Analects Can Be Hard to Read""; THREE: Knowing Jen; FOUR: Authentic Transmission and Humane Learning; CONCLUSION: Humane Learning as Religious Quest; APPENDICES: Hsieh's Commentary Introductory Note; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Hsieh Liang-tso (c.1050-c.1120, known as master Shang-ts'ai) was one of the leading direct disciples of Ch'eng Hao and Ch'eng I, the two brothers who were the early leaders of the Confucian revival known as Neo-Confucianism in Northern Sung China. Hsieh was thus among the first to recognize and follow the insights of the Ch'eng brothers as definitive of the authentic Confucian tradition, a recognition that became the conviction of the majority of later Confucian scholars and practitioners. The present book is a focused analysis of the core value of Confucian thought, namely jen (humanity or co