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“chi yun”

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  • Confucianism - A Modern Interpretation

    by Chi Yun Chang ...
    Like the five other spiritual leaders in the world,1 Confucius (551 B.C.–479 B.C.) still lives among us and is admired more than ever.He absorbed China's cultural traditions accumulated during the 25 centuries before his time. They were rich but somewhat schematic. He coordinated them, re-organized them, evaluated them, developed them into a profound new system of ethics and political philosophy ... Read more

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  • Confucianism: A Modern Interpretation (2012 Edition)

    by Chi-yun Chang ...
    This book is the Magnum Opus dedicated to Mr Chi Yun Chang, a prominent historian as well as the founder of Chinese Culture University. This book illustrates the six elements of Confucius' teachings: Philosophy of Life Ethics, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Creation, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Providence and Philosophy of Peace.The book explains the value and significance of ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Shadows in a Chinese Landscape

    Chi Yun's Notes from a Hut for Examining the Subtle

    by Chi Yun, David Keenan ...
    In this major undertaking David Keenan translates and contextualizes over 100 tales from the Notes from the Hut for Examining the Subtle, a collection of 1,200 tales and observations by Chi Yun, one of eighteenth century China's leading intellectuals. By illuminating neglected aspects of the interaction between popular and elite cultures in late imperial China, this study portrays the rich ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • THE LIFE, LABOURS AND DOCTRINES OF CONFUCIUS

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