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To Rebuild the Empire: Lu Chih's Confucian Pragmatist Approach to the Mid-Tang Predicament

SKU: 9780791445013

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Explore the pivotal role of Lu Chih in saving the T’ang Dynasty with ‘To Rebuild the Empire.’ This critical study delves into the mid-Tang predicament and Lu Chih’s Confucian pragmatist approach, a key figure in 8th-century China’s struggle for survival. Josephine Chiu-Duke reconstructs Lu Chih’s intellectual commitments and his influence on the revival and transformation of Confucianism. Discover a nuanced understanding of Confucian ideals meeting practical governance and an intellectual history that moves beyond simplistic labels. Essential for scholars of Chinese philosophy, history, and political thought, this book offers a groundbreaking perspective on T’ang dynasty intellectual history, available now at The Bookish Owl.

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Description

  • Part of series: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
  • Print length: 311 pages
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
  • Publication date: 1 March 2000
  • Dimensions: 16.51 x 1.91 x 22.86 cm
  • ISBN-10: 9780791445013
  • ISBN-13: 978-0791445013