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

• Autore: Selover Thomas Whitfield
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Disciplina: 181/.112
• Soggetto topico: Religion and the humanities
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Hsieh Liang-tso and the Analects of Confucius
• ISBN: 0-19-773953-9; 1-280-83786-1; 0-19-803548-9; 1-4294-3879-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777893403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American Academy of Religion academy series.