Principle and Practicality
Author | : Irene Bloom |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 1979 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231046138 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231046138 |
Rating | : 4/5 (138 Downloads) |
Download or read book Principle and Practicality written by Irene Bloom and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.