Principle and Practicality. Essays in Neo-Confucianism and Practical Learning

Bary, Wm. Theodore De and Irene Bloom (editors)

ISBN 10: 023104612X / ISBN 13: 9780231046121

Published by Columbia University Press, New York, 1979

About this Item

Cloth, 1979, xvi, 537pp. Very good copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. Nine essays providing a deep examination of the complex relation between traditional and modern thought and values that took place between the Neo-Confucian thought of Ming China and the so-called practical learning of the 17th & 18th centuries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principle and Practicality. Essays in Neo-Confucianism and Practical Learning
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 023104612X
• ISBN 13: 9780231046121
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

These essays explore the continuities and discontinuities between the Neo-Confucian thought of Ming China and early Tokugawa Japan and the practical learning of the 17th and 18th centuries, underlining the need for a deeper examination of the complex relationship between traditional and modern thoughts and values.